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More Americans turning to AI for retirement advice, but experts urge caution
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2025
More Americans turning to AI for retirement advice, but experts urge caution

A surge in AI-powered financial advice is reshaping how Americans plan for retirement, but industry voices caution that human insight remains critical.

By Leo Almazora
FINRA fines Ally Invest $850k over recordkeeping failures
FINTECH OCT 09, 2025
FINRA fines Ally Invest $850k over recordkeeping failures

The penalty, one of the biggest against a robo-advisor, comes after Ally reportedly failed to preserve more than 22 million business-related electronic communications due to technical errors.

By Leo Almazora
Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows
FINTECH OCT 09, 2025
Focal raises $5m to bring AI automation to financial advisors' workflows

Startup aims to reduce manual tasks, boost efficiency, and expand enterprise adoption.

By Steve Randall
AssetMark's new RIA chief takes the fight to fee compression
FINTECH OCT 06, 2025
AssetMark's new RIA chief takes the fight to fee compression

Additional services allow advisors to pick up the slack and expand as the rest of the industry gets squeezed.

By Andrew Cohen
Holistiplan, Hamachi.ai join AI-powered fight for advisor efficiency
FINTECH OCT 03, 2025
Holistiplan, Hamachi.ai join AI-powered fight for advisor efficiency

The team behind the newly launched Hamachi communication platform includes veteran fintech innovators from Orion and Redtail.

By Leo Almazora
Hackers claim 1 billion record mega-breach in Salesforce attack
FINTECH OCT 03, 2025
Hackers claim 1 billion record mega-breach in Salesforce attack

Experts say the cyber-criminal coalition's latest threat, which names Alllianz Life and other giant firms, marks a tactical shift from traditional ransomware to public extortion.

By Leo Almazora
BlackRock debuts AI-powered commentary tool for advisors, lands Morgan Stanley as first client
ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2025
BlackRock debuts AI-powered commentary tool for advisors, lands Morgan Stanley as first client

Wall Street giant becomes the first to adopt BlackRock’s new AI-powered Auto Commentary, designed to help advisors deliver more personalized portfolio insights.

By Leo Almazora
How AI is transforming the financial planning profession
FINTECH OCT 01, 2025
How AI is transforming the financial planning profession

Industry leaders discuss how AI is streamlining financial planning, expanding access to advice, and raising new questions about trust and ethical use.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth.com and Vanilla are extending their reach among advisors
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2025
Wealth.com and Vanilla are extending their reach among advisors

Wealth.com will support 11,000 Osaic advisors through a new partnership, while Vanilla teases an estate planning solution for smaller independent RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Wealthfront confirms intention to go public on Nasdaq, success is not guaranteed
FINTECH SEP 30, 2025
Wealthfront confirms intention to go public on Nasdaq, success is not guaranteed

Palo Alto firm is the latest fintech to view public listing for next-stage growth.

By Steve Randall
Why data, not AI, is the foundation for the next stage in wealth tech
ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2025
Why data, not AI, is the foundation for the next stage in wealth tech

As private market products surge, experts say standardization and strong partnerships will be crucial to sustainable AI adoption for advisors.

By Leo Almazora
AI models pass CFA Level III exam in minutes, raising questions for advisors
FINTECH SEP 25, 2025
AI models pass CFA Level III exam in minutes, raising questions for advisors

Research reveals a quantum leap in AI's reasoning ability, renewing the debate around the value of human advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Foundation Source expands DAF platform with advisor-branded, multi-custodial features
FINTECH SEP 23, 2025
Foundation Source expands DAF platform with advisor-branded, multi-custodial features

The philanthropy-focused fintech's latest partnership gives wealth managers added flexibility to provide a personalized giving experience.

By Leo Almazora
AI chatbots were tasked with estate planning queries; here's how they scored
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2025
AI chatbots were tasked with estate planning queries; here's how they scored

New research tested four of the best known bots to find out how good they are

By Steve Randall
'Vision, resilience, and momentum': How Schwab sees the evolving RIA story
FINTECH SEP 17, 2025
'Vision, resilience, and momentum': How Schwab sees the evolving RIA story

Jon Beatty, head of Schwab Advisor Services, explains how independent advisors are reshaping their business models around client trust, AI, and new client growth.

By Leo Almazora
Zocks, Broadridge take on advisor growth challenge with updates
FINTECH SEP 12, 2025
Zocks, Broadridge take on advisor growth challenge with updates

Zocks' expanded platform streamlines the advice and onboarding process, while Broadridge doubles down on digital marketing.

By Leo Almazora
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships
FINTECH SEP 10, 2025
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships

The wealth tech platforms are expanding their offerings for advisors with new philanthropic and estate planning integrations.

By Leo Almazora
AssetMark, Dispatch announce senior hires to boost wealthtech leadership
FINTECH SEP 09, 2025
AssetMark, Dispatch announce senior hires to boost wealthtech leadership

Hires include former innovation lead at mega-RIA Mariner.

By Steve Randall
Envestnet CEO claims to be 'net winner' of consolidating advisor market
FINTECH SEP 08, 2025
Envestnet CEO claims to be 'net winner' of consolidating advisor market

"More often than not, when two firms come together they're both Envestnet firms or we are going to end up with the lion's share of the assets," Envestnet CEO Chris Todd said amid record-breaking M&A activity for RIAs.

By Andrew Cohen
iCapital takes on private-market liquidity challenge with strategic investment in Tangible Markets
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2025
iCapital takes on private-market liquidity challenge with strategic investment in Tangible Markets

The integration into iCapital's platform will give advisors and qualified investors a means to rebalance portfolios through a robust buyer-seller network.

By Leo Almazora