Newly-established RIAs are exciting. Independent advisors can pick the tools they want, build their own culture, and hone in on the clients that will help them grow. Whe…
In the digital age, advisors who want to organically attract more clients and prospects need to raise their voices over the din of the crowd, according to Matuya Brand,…
Inflation. For the life of me I cannot understand how jumping people's cost of living up 20% and then cheering when that 20% rise is "only" adding 3% a year now is a wi…
Friends, this is the week we launch our new "AI & Finance™" newsletter - an idea several months in the making that got clarified at a pool in BelAir - that's how creativ…
The 2024 primaries are over. No, not the election primaries but rather the NFL football road to the Super Bowl. Gad, the similarities are real. Just as former Presiden…
The industry calmed down as the post-holiday activities resumed in earnest. NASDAQ launched an interesting IPO data tool; CME and DTCC revealed a cross-margin pr…
How well are things going to turn out for the cryptospace by spring? Well, the answer might surprise you (we are keeping our cards to ourselves)! That said, the…
One of the most perplexing and persistent is managing marketing communication policy gaps. Marketing communications policies provide an outline or blueprint that guides…
This week in advisor tech news, we have several big tech-oriented studies and research projects publishing, including T3’s annual advisor tech survey that publishes in t…
Startups: "How high can you grow?" Like 'high jumpers' in sports, the goal is to keep raising the bar (and clearing it). VCs often raise the bar, not considering fundin…
Should financial advisors expect more from the vendors they partner with? Advisors tend to be bombarded from vendors with all types of solutions, products, and so on, b…
In this week’s 'AI & Finance' column, we have a lot of artificial intelligence-related news from the regtech, proptech, insuretech, martech and lendtech sectors that…