Surprises in store for advisers at T3 conference this week

Stay tuned to Twitter for attendees sharing tips, tricks and insights.
FEB 12, 2014
Fintech fans, unite. It's time for the 10th annual T3 conference. Of course, attendees of the event, which takes place Feb. 12-14 in Dallas, will be flocking to Twitter to share tips, tricks and insights, and advisers on hand are supposedly in for a few surprises. InvestmentNews will be covering the event with in-depth stories as well as quick clips on social media. Advisers unable to attend but looking to stay up to date on the latest financial technology trends can follow along on the Twitter feed below, at #t32015, which will show tweets from our reporter along with advisers and exhibitors. Exhibitors are already starting to spill the beans on some of their announcements. Innovations in financial advice for retirement, Social Security and risk as well as the unveiling of fresh projects on client profiling, investor portals and data collection are all on tap for the conference this year. Talks on ethics, the future of financial planning and mobile technology are also on the agenda. Stay tuned.

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