The pandemic is prompting financial advisors to use video messages, webinars and even board games to connect with clients and prospects, Hightower Chief Marketing Officer Abby Salameh says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

Practitioners say it’s too hard to use, too pricey and doesn’t meet the pandemic-economy moment. This, and other findings of our annual research.

Among our findings, advisors are (finally) embracing chatbots and robo advisors.

The postponement comes as new accounts surge at competing digital advisors.

The venture fund comes just months after UBS named ING's Ralph Hamers, an outspoken champion of digital banking as its next CEO.

Sustainable investing offered more downside protection during the market downturn, according to recent data from Backend Benchmarking and research from asset managers.

Once derided as fringe and unsustainable, advisors are finally accepting the business model.

The company is known for helping fintechs connect to banks and wealth management firms. Now it wants to help the firms catch up.

The alternative investing platform will service a total of $55 billion in client assets across 650 funds once the deal for its rival fintech closes.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, advisors are relying on the firm’s technology more than ever.