Investing in virtual tools is a must but planners must also seize this moment to expand practices and deepen existing relationships, writes Broadridge Financial's Michael Alexander.

Firms have only six weeks to find a replacement technology platform.

“Platforms like this you would typically see at the larger broker-dealers and maybe the wirehouses,” says Gary Gallagher, the firm’s head of investment and managed solutions.

Funding for wealthtech is also picking up, with firms attracting $1.5 billion across 62 deals in the third quarter.

From the fate of Veo One to account openings, here’s what Schwab’s leaders had to say.

Necessity, and a connection to holistic advice, has been the mother of new revenue streams, new clients and new offerings.

The firm will use its warchest to expand its technology stack and make acquisitions.

The nation’s largest IBD made its first tech deal this year for a firm that has $120 billion in assets on its platform.

Refinitv’s Workspace will power the wirehouse’s investment research and risk assessment capabilities.

"We’re not just software,” CEO Ed O’Brien says. “We’re here to help advisors be better planners.”