Sean Allocca is a former associate editor of Financial Planning.
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It’s not the traditional client base of the aging baby boomer anymore, says the firm's head of technology.
By Sean AlloccaApril 3 -
The wealth manager recently introduced monthly fees. But, it's not for everyone.
By Sean AlloccaApril 3 -
The question may not be if tech giants will become a force in wealth management — but what can possibly stop them?
By Sean AlloccaMarch 27 -
The New York-based firm has secured over $62 million in equity funding since its founding in 2014.
March 27 -
The independent broker-dealer accidentally published a list of credits of its most lucrative advisors.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 22 -
Chuck Person persuaded student-athletes to form illegal business relationships with at least one financial advisor.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 21 -
Instead of developing new tools, wealth management innovators will focus on making existing planning tech more efficient.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 20 -
The deal combines two giants: the leading financial planning provider by market share with the leading TAMP by client assets.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 15 -
The transaction means the TAMP will own software that serves tens of thousands of financial advisors.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 14 -
The increased scrutiny focuses on the algorithms at the heart of automated investment decisions.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 13 -
An example of outdated industry practices, says the chief product officer, is how some brokers still need a canceled check from a client to transfer money.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 12 -
With help from automated investing platform Motif, five new funds aimed at innovative fields have launched.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 11 -
Client tech demand is no longer up for debate: Q&A with In|Vest speaker, Accenture’s Kendra Thompson Age is no bar to using Amazon, Uber or Apple, yet the planning industry has suffered from underinvestment in the digital experience, says the head of Accenture’s Wealth Management team in North America.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 6 -
The portfolio management provider is the latest advisor tech company to mark down offerings in a bid to win long-term and lucrative RIA contracts.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 5 -
The move comes as competitors cut prices to entice RIAs to leave the platform.
By Sean AlloccaMarch 1 -
There are a handful of tools that have started out as consumer-driven tools. Now, they are beginning to shift toward serving advisors, Adams says.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 27 -
Social Finance, the online services provider specializing in student loan refinancing, has taken the first step toward offering zero-fee ETFs.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 26 -
Employees at Carson Group love the outdoors and regularly participate in events like the Spartan Race, a course filled with treacherous obstacles.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 24 -
The firm expects to add $10 million in revenue once the deal closes later this year.
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 22 -
If advisors aren’t present in their clients’ phones, warns the head of the RIA services platform, "they are going to become irrelevant."
By Sean AlloccaFebruary 20
















