Advisors: How to Outsmart the Smartphone
The shorthand message to registered investment advisors at the Technology Tools for Today (T3) conference in chilly Fort Lauderdale this week: Don't end up as a Yellow Cab in an Uber world.
Legal Defenses
Will the financial services industry sue the Department of Labor if it doesn't like the final wording of the fiduciary rule? And if it does, what happens next? Four attorneys--Bruce Ashton, Mercer Bullard, Tom Clark, and Steve Saxon, share their views.
Betterment Wants to Build a Better 401(k)
Betterment, the largest independent retail robo-advisor, said Wednesday that it has entered the small company segment of the 401(k) market. But will its model confine it to the shallow end of the pool?
More Than a Nice Interface?
Jon Stein, CEO of Betterment, the biggest of the 'robo-advisors,' talked with RIJ recently at Betterment headquarters--three converted lofts in an historic building just west of the Flatiron Building in New York City.
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What’s Holding Back the World Economy?
Neither monetary policy nor the financial sector is doing what it’s supposed to do. The flood of liquidity has gone toward creating financial wealth and inflating asset bubbles, rather than strengthening the real economy, write our guest columnists.
The Prodigal Daughter (and the Annuity)
An elderly woman's remaining wealth was being eroded by a feckless daughter and granddaughter. Could an advisor solve a family mess with an annuity?
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Legal Defenses
Will the financial services industry sue the Department of Labor if it doesn't like the final wording of the fiduciary rule? And if it does, what happens next? Four attorneys--Bruce Ashton, Mercer Bullard, Tom Clark, and Steve Saxon, share their views.
New fintech solutions from ASI, BondView and Envestnet
"With this release, we believe we have set new standards for usability, scalability and flexibility in the digital advice space," said Andrew Rudd, Chairman and CEO of Advisor Software Inc.
