FP Alpha, an AI-driven financial planning solution for financial advisers, has launched a planning-led prospecting tool it calls the Prospect Accelerator.
The tool lets advisers deliver a teaser report that containing a prospect’s financial wellness score and specific planning opportunities.
“Currently, adviser prospecting tools are limited to investments, and to a lesser extent traditional financial planning," Andrew Altfest, founder of New York-based FP Alpha, said in a statement. "There is nothing that covers tax, estate and insurance opportunities like the Prospect Accelerator.”
Chicago-based Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions adds flexPATH's plan-level outsourced fiduciary book, boosting its retirement market reach to $164 billion.
Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
It promised guaranteed principal and 10% monthly returns. The SEC says it invested nothing.
Ten years after entering the fee-based annuity market, MassMutual Ascend says nearly half its lifetime sales came in the past two years alone – but barriers remain among fee-only advisors.
Amplify, WealthReach, Zeplyn and Zocks have unveiled partnerships aimed at automating portfolio management, content creation, account opening, and client communication.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
