
Joel Bruckenstein, a Financial Planning columnist in Miramar, Florida, is co-creator of the Technology Tools for Today conference series and technology guides for advisers. Follow him on Twitter at @FinTechie.

Joel Bruckenstein, a Financial Planning columnist in Miramar, Florida, is co-creator of the Technology Tools for Today conference series and technology guides for advisers. Follow him on Twitter at @FinTechie.
An obscure integrated platform product from a Canadian firm has features that U.S. RIAs may find particularly attractive, writes our Tech Tools columnist.
Does the newest iteration of a favorite advisor tool stand up to scrutiny? Our tech columnist takes it for a test drive.
Financial Media Exchange has tons of bells and whistles and its low fees cant be beat, writes columnist Joel Bruckenstein.
Totum Wealth says its new platform can analyze risk while also creating a custom portfolio. Our tech communist gives it a try.
Joel Bruckenstein puts two applications RIAglass and MyRIACompliance through their paces. Can they help advisors comply with regulations?
A glimpse into the future? Almost half of survey respondents 55 to 64 say they never use social media. In contrast, 100% of advisors 24 and under use the tool.
There seems to be a disconnect between advisors’ tech goals and their tech behavior.
But our exclusive tech survey shows that CRM software isn’t being used to its potential.
Tech survey shows that 62.7% of advisors use it, up from about 50% in 2014 and 39.4% in 2013.
Tech survey shows that 36.8% of advisors are already working with these digital platforms.
Tech survey shows that 76% of advisors offer one, with custodian and B-D offerings most popular.
This type of software had the biggest influence on ROI, according to our tech survey.
Emerging technology uses facial imaging to assess clients true feelings.
Surprising results from our annual Tech Survey shed light on this new breed of digital-centric advisors and the edge they have over their less tech-savvy counterparts.
Wealth management is becoming a tale of tech haves and have nots. Don’t be left behind.
Create a performance management process to get the most from staff members.
With little practice, retirement income planning beginners can use Last Advisor's simple platform and a create plans in well under an hour.
There is a large gulf between some of the overly simplistic applications on the market today and those that are much more comprehensive; RightCapital could occupy the middle ground, columnist Joel Bruckenstein says.
Industry arguments against the DoLs fiduciary rule proposal do not consider the digital revolution in financial advice.
A new, free app from T. Rowe Price gives advisors key market intelligence in a modern, scalable and user-friendly way.