There has not been a lot of news coming out of this year's Technology Tools for Today conference (it is being held in Weston, Florida this year).
Among the largest independent broker-dealers, Commonwealth Financial Network has the highest concentration of financial advisers who produce more than $500,000 annually, according to InvestmentNews <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/broker-dealer-data>data. And it's reached the top by getting people out the door: Namely, its advisers.
Brokerage firm Edward Jones this week announced that it plans to add up to 20 branch offices to the more than 60 it has in the state of Utah.
Mobile application sure to attract attention from users of Apple's ubiquitous smartphone
College planning is one area where financial advisers can really stand out from the crowd
Industry observers are worried that a new Finra reporting rule — set to go into effect July 1 — could open up brokerage firms to enforcement actions.
Most business came to a halt throughout the Midwest two weeks ago when a massive blizzard forced workers to take a snow day, but financial advisers said they were good to go
Many wirehouse representatives toy with the idea of going independent, but for many of them, there are several good reasons to stay put
Zephyr Associates Inc., probably best known to financial advisers for its StyleAdvisor and AllocationAdvisor products, is now providing a free peek at separately managed accounts performance analytics
Providing scalable high-tech, high-touch financial advice to the mass affluent has been a goal of adviser entrepreneurs since the days of MS-DOS. While the technology and knowledge certainly exist to make it happen, doing so successfully and profitably thus far has been elusive.
National Financial Services Corp., Fidelity Investments' clearing arm, today announced some substantial enhancements to its Streetscape web-based brokerage workstation.
With margins shrinking, broker-dealers closing and financial- reform legislation looming that could change the industry's economics, clearing firms more than ever are counting on technology.
But how, given that 88% said clients are still spooked about putting money into stocks?
Mark Casady, chief executive of LPL Investment Holdings Inc., has reiterated aggressive growth targets for the country's largest independent broker-dealer
It's obvious from my recent conversations with advisers that customer relationship management software still causes plenty of confusion
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will give its investment bankers iPads to provide an additional mobile tool as Apple Inc. expands its domain to Wall Street, threatening Research in Motion Ltd. in a market it traditionally dominated.
Thanks to the incredible popularity of Apple Inc.'s iPad, an increasing number of financial advisers have been asking me if it is possible to run their businesses on Apple computers instead of those designed only for Microsoft Windows. The answer is yes, with a catch or two.
