Sean Allocca is a former associate editor of Financial Planning.
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How do startup executives keep top employees engaged? Even as more work remotely, these firms have found ways to remain connected.
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For planners who embrace the potential to provide these services, it can be a natural next-generation service offering.
By Suleman DinMarch 2 -
The all-in-one platform model is attracting some of the largest firms as consumers increasingly acclimate to housing all their financial needs under one roof.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 20 -
The wealth manager claimed bank management knew a customer had a history of sexual harassment, but allowed him to continue doing business at the branch anyway.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 14 -
Phone apps are being embraced by wealth managers as one of the quickest ways to communicate with end clients, leading to recent upgrades in look, feel and capability.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 11 -
The search is on for "potential strategic partners" says the robo advice provider's CEO, Rich Cancro.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 31 -
The investment bank is well behind most of its competitors and is priced well above the most attractive price points.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 30 -
Wealth management is playing an ever bigger role at the firm, which aims to add a million new clients in the coming years.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 28 -
The technology provider has become a leading data aggregator. But questions have surfaced about its use of customer data.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 17 -
The firm's chief Eric Clarke says there are multiple suitors.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 16 -
Lack of oversight and potentially risky procedures are — or should be — in the fine print of these wildly popular tools.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 15 -
The partnership will likely help both industry titans with their long-term strategic plans.
January 9 -
While advisors have embraced cheaper trades, the move may have long term effects on strategies for client portfolios.
By Sean AlloccaJanuary 2 -
The commission-free brokerage did not reasonably review “hundreds of thousands of orders each month,” according to the regulator.
December 19 -
Clients are not happy with the industry's app offerings, according to a recent J.D. Power survey.
By Sean AlloccaDecember 12 -
The wealth management tech provider's president of investment services is looking to “tie up some loose ends.”
By Sean AlloccaDecember 6 -
The announcement is part of an ongoing mashup of financial services. The target audience? The customers of traditional banks.
By Sean AlloccaDecember 4 -
Just over one in 10 advisors uses a digital investment tool. This, and other findings of Financial Planning’s 2019 Tech Survey.
By Sean AlloccaDecember 1 -
The success of automated advice will depend on its ability to transform from a direct-to-client platform into a bionic advisor toolkit.
By Sean AlloccaDecember 1 -
The acquisition creates a discount brokerage behemoth that experts say could reshape automated advice.
By Sean AlloccaNovember 21


















