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Envestnet boosts expenses to build new financial ecosystem
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 26, 2021
Envestnet boosts expenses to build new financial ecosystem

Envestnet plans to ramp up investments into a digital financial wellness ecosystem that connects multiple aspects of a user's financial journey.

By Nicole Casperson
Envestnet rolls out Trust Services Exchange
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 26, 2021
Envestnet rolls out Trust Services Exchange

Envestnet advisers can manage trust and estate planning accounts for their clients thanks to an API integration with Trucendent

By Nicole Casperson
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 24, 2021
SPAC frenzy takes on wealthtech

SPAC deals are dominating the market as a convenient shortcut that allows fintechs to go public without the hassles involved in pursuing an initial public offering.

By Nicole Casperson
How Black-owned fintechs are closing the racial wealth gap
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
How Black-owned fintechs are closing the racial wealth gap

Minority-owned firms have a more challenging road to land funding, without which firms are unable to reach the next level of growth or attract the intellectual capital needed to take on competitors.

By Sean Allocca
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
Apex Clearing to go public via SPAC in $4.7 billion deal

Apex Clearing is the latest wealthtech company to go public via blank-check merger, following in the footsteps of SoFi and MoneyLion

By Nicole Casperson
It's time to start your RIA's digital upgrade
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 22, 2021
It's time to start your RIA's digital upgrade

Digitalization could increase the market value of your RIA, a vital consideration in succession planning and enterprise value.

By Ed Swenson
All things tech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 22, 2021
All things tech

Among the many things made plain in 2020 was that tech is not just prominent, it is essential, and a keen grasp of technology is essential to the next stage of the market.

By George Moriarty
Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 19, 2021
Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends

Tech-driven personalization, enhanced user experiences, and ESG served as key themes during InvestmentNews’ inaugural Next Gen Summit.

By Nicole Casperson
Advisers agree: It’s time to stop ignoring Bitcoin
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 18, 2021
Advisers agree: It’s time to stop ignoring Bitcoin

Bitcoin's rally and an increase in institutional adoption amplify the need for advisers to educate themselves on cryptocurrencies.

By Nicole Casperson
Warren presses Finra to review whether forced arbitration harms Robinhood customers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 18, 2021
Warren presses Finra to review whether forced arbitration harms Robinhood customers

'Investors harmed by Robinhood’s trading restrictions should be able to argue their case in court, rather than in closed-door proceedings that are too often rigged against claimants,' Warren wrote in a letter to Finra CEO Robert W. Cook.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bitcoin exceeds $51,000 for first time
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2021
Bitcoin exceeds $51,000 for first time

The largest cryptocurrency rose almost 6% Wednesday, following a fivefold surge in the past year, after MicroStrategy said Tuesday it would sell $600 million of bonds to buy more Bitcoin.

By Bloomberg
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2021
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 16, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2021

The big news, announcements and underlying trends emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisers!

By Michael Kitces
Meet Goldman's robo-adviser Marcus Invest — finally
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 16, 2021
Meet Goldman's robo-adviser Marcus Invest — finally

Mainstream investors can now open an account with Goldman Sachs with $1,000 and a smartphone. After delaying the launch last year, Marcus Invest solidifies the bank’s goal to bring investing to a wider audience of consumers.

By Nicole Casperson
Let’s innovate by reaching clients via mobile apps
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 15, 2021
Let’s innovate by reaching clients via mobile apps

Technology is often one of the most noticeable areas in need of support — especially when compared to other retail or consumer channels, and specifically in terms of mobile apps.

By InvestmentNews
Viral or vicious? Financial advice blows up on TikTok
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 15, 2021
Viral or vicious? Financial advice blows up on TikTok

In the past, advisers viewed social media as a marketing tool that targeted only millennial and Gen Z clients. That narrative has changed.

By Nicole Casperson
Instagram reigns — for now
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 15, 2021
Instagram reigns — for now

While Instagram represents a smaller scale for personal finance advice content compared with TikTok, financial advisers are still capturing clients through the platform.

By Nicole Casperson
Fidelity hosts a Reddit AMA — but Robinhood steals the show
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 12, 2021
Fidelity hosts a Reddit AMA — but Robinhood steals the show

More than 1,300 comments from Redditors flooded the discussion, yet trading education was largely outshined by comments comparing Fidelity’s mobile app interface to Robinhood's.

By Nicole Casperson
MoneyLion to go public via blank-check merger in $2.9 billion deal
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 12, 2021
MoneyLion to go public via blank-check merger in $2.9 billion deal

MoneyLion manages about $20.65 million in assets and offers mobile banking, automated investing and personal financial management tools

By Nicole Casperson
Betterment offers custom model portfolios for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 11, 2021
Betterment offers custom model portfolios for advisers

Advisers can build their own custom model portfolios of exchange-traded funds if they agree to move a minimum of $2.5 million in assets to Betterment.

By Nicole Casperson
Blockchange intros digital asset SMA for RIAs
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 09, 2021
Blockchange intros digital asset SMA for RIAs

The new SMA tool enables RIAs to outsource the management of their client’s digital portfolios by using a framework to account for protocol maturation, ecosystem adoption rate, and project governance.

By Nicole Casperson