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RCAP evaluating Docupace’s role amid bankruptcy filing

RCS Capital Corp. is still evaluating Docupace, the SEC- and Finra- compliant paperless processing system used by its retail broker-dealer network, as RCAP prepares to file for bankruptcy.

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Face time just as important to younger clients

When figuring out how to best engage with clients, age is only one factor that should be taken into consideration

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Technology for the holidays

Some ideas on what to send to clients, and how to do it

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A robo-adviser may be in the works for Morgan Stanley

Wealth Management President Gregory Fleming says a digital platform could attract younger clients to the firm.

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Robo-advisers demand attention

Financial professionals need not fear robo-advisers, but they can't afford to ignore them

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Cybersecurity touches clients, staff

What may happen when cybercriminals target the financial advisory industry?

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Former Cetera boss named new FolioDynamix president

Steve Dunlap takes the helm at the wealth management tech provider FolioDynamix.

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Setting adviser social media resolutions for the new year

Now is the time to determine marketing strategies to achieve your goals in the coming year.

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Wealthbox launches new CRM version with Gmail integration

Wealthbox, a client relationship management system for financial advisers, will launch its latest CRM platform to integrate widely-used Gmail accounts.

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Bank teams up with FutureAdvisor to offer clients investment platform

BBVA isn't the only bank with eyes on algo-driven advice, the next trend in the robo-movement.

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Robo-advisers can have a positive influence on clients’ financial literacy

Better client understanding of the investing process should be a boon to the client-adviser relationship.

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Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding – peHUB

Personal Capital, the hybrid robo-adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management, is seeking a buyer and is in its fifth funding round, according to private equity website peHUB.

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Advisers are texting, but are they compliant?

Firms need to have proper supervision over their advisers' text messaging activities as regulators pay closer attention to compliance infractions.

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Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system

Commonwealth Financial Network has created its own CRM to replace its previous Microsoft Dynamic model.

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Adviser’s Consultant: Separate your robo and traditional planning offers to succeed in two markets

Art Haws of HawsGoodwin Financial says advisers must consider cost, integration and marketing the new automated platform separately from the main financial planning operation.

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2015 tips for advisers’ tech and taxes

Keeping track of technology goes beyond keeping up on the trends for advisers. Pay heed to these simple tax strategies to save a few dollars.

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Are HFT and computers to blame for the market’s quick drop?

The Dow's 1,100-point drop off the opening bell Monday cost investors untold amounts of money and suggests the market is still broken.

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Merrill Lynch is developing its own robo-adviser

Merrill Lynch has dozens of employees working on a robo-adviser prototype for Merrill Edge that's set to be unveiled next year.

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Is Fidelity’s plan to ditch relationship with Betterment and build its own robo too little, too late?

Fidelity Investments plans to sever its relationship with robo-adviser Betterment Institutional in December in favor of building an automated investment platform on its own.

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Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?

MarketCounsel panelists agree that in the future, human advice will be integrated with digital platforms and technology to improve financial planning.