Technology News from Financial Planning

Stressed RIA leaders with a glut of wealthtech products to choose from are experiencing analysis paralysis.

Negative net new assets came back to the giant clearing and custody firm in the second quarter, although they weren't as large as in the same period of 2024.

Financial advisors have any number of good reasons to seek the best technology and countless firms trying to provide it. Here's how experts say they should start.

When Brandon Ross sought to build an independent firm from the ground up, he realized integrated tech would be key.

Investors are increasingly turning to generative AI for financial advice, according to a Betterment survey. Advisors say tools like ChatGPT can provide useful information to investors, but they rarely understand a client's whole picture.

Half of polled advisors think AI will reduce the number of advisors needed in the market within the next five years, according to Financial Planning's July latest survey.

Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing are facing growing competition, as the industry strives to do business with financial advisors in as many ways as possible.

Need a general summary that doesn't require much detail? AI may save time. But if you want content that is nuanced and compliant, these experts say you may want to just do it yourself.

With a geographically spread-out workforce, Nate Byers of Calculated Wealth recognized the need to invest in defensive measures to keep client data safe.

Once client data enters a tech provider's software, does your firm still own it? It's not a given.

Aaron Klein, former Nitrogen CEO, seeks to disrupt the market for AI note-takers.

Experts from a Morningstar conference panel reveal the internal processes that could yield external success in the competition for attention and business.

The ex-Nitrogen CEO's new company, which plans to launch its first products in the fall, commenced operations Jan. 2 in Boise, Idaho, after raising $5.5 million in capital.

Quinn's technology could open personalized financial planning to clients who long weren't on advisors' radar screens.

The industry is awaiting SEC approval for dozens of applications, even as Vanguard's shareholder case highlights some of the tax complexity of the looming shift.

Traditional methods of driving traffic to a firm's websites aren't enough in the new "zero-click" search results world.

A consulting firm's report on the future of the channel reveals the ambivalence and frustration many feel about the impact of M&A consolidation.