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YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 18, 2018
Carson Group platform gives investors financial planning choices

Clients will be able to choose robo or human advice, as well as some options in between.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 18, 2018
Securities America latest broker-dealer to let advisers use text messaging

After two years of development, the company is believed to be the first major IBD with a compliant texting solution

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 12, 2018
Fintech learns to play nice with traditional institutions

Digital platforms stop trying to topple incumbents, partnering with them instead

By Whitfield Athey
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 12, 2018
Apex partners with Trizic to reach more advisers

The partnership is designed to make it faster for RIAs, broker-dealers and other enterprise firms to bring a customized robo-advice solution to market.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 11, 2018
SS&C buys DST for $5.4 billion in cash

Firm aims to expand wealth management presence with acquisition.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 11, 2018
Merrill Lynch to let advisers text with clients

Texting has been a popular mode of communication for years, but in the past the firm's regulations have prevented advisers from using it.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 11, 2018
Envestnet adds easier document storage to Tamarac

Cloud-based system eliminates need for third-party.

By InvestmentNews
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 10, 2018
CapitalRock expands its fiduciary analyzer

Advisers want support for retirement plan rollover recommendations.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 10, 2018
Bloomberg terminal alternatives popular with advisers

YCharts used by planners for investment research, screening and charting.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 09, 2018
5 easy social media resolutions for 2018

Sure, there are the usual ones — leave work on time, go to the gym — but these you can actually do now.

By Scott Kleinberg
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 05, 2018
More funding for robo-advisers doesn't quell skeptics

Industry analysts have been ringing the death knell on digital advice for some time, but there are pathways to profitability.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 04, 2018
Wealthfront secures $75 million in new funding

Money will go toward helping the $9 billion AUM firm develop new products for its digital-advice clients.

By Bloomberg
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
Wall Street aims to protect 401(k)s from hacking nightmare

A system for backing up bank accounts is expanding to include other nest eggs.

By Bloomberg
NextCapital gets $30 million more in funding for its digital advice platforms
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
NextCapital gets $30 million more in funding for its digital advice platforms

John Hancock, Transamerica, State Street and Russell Investments have deals with the software provider.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 03, 2018
The latest in financial adviser #FinTech

This month's edition kicks off with the big news that the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) is working with Vanguard to put its Total Stock Market Index (along with several others) on a publicly available blockchain.

By mkitces
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 02, 2018
AdvisorEngine acquires Junxure CRM

Junxure users will continue to be supported, and gain access to AdvisorEngine tools.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JAN 02, 2018
Alt investments on the rise among RIAs

Advisers considering independence have new, high-tech options

By Matt Sonnen
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 28, 2017
Citigroup must pay $11.5 million over garbled stock ratings

Finra says the bank's ratings system was riddled with errors and cost clients money.

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2017
Digital marketplaces aim to ease RIA access to alternative investments

New platforms provide a curated menu of products like private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds.

By Ryan W. Neal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 22, 2017
Avoid these bond-buying pitfalls

Consider all attributes of a bond and choose a trading platform that is aligned with your clients' best interests.

By Jason T. Ware