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Ernest Lacroix is a senior manager on F2 Strategy’s OCTO team where he focuses on delivering outsourced CTO services to clients.

As an RIA and fintech insider, he brings deep expertise in advisor-facing technologies including CRM, financial planning, and portfolio management applications. As a practicing financial planner, Ernie is in a unique position to add value to his clients. Whether it’s implementing new technologies, creating efficient and repeatable processes, or contemplating the digital experience for his personal clients, Ernie can easily align with the challenges facing today’s advisors.

Barred broker Dain F. Stokes faces a criminal rap after raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the phony philanthropic project, investigators say.

Incentives given to commercial bankers to work with and refer business to wealth managers are critical.

Company leaders say the quarter was a mixed bag of ongoing progress while contending with a challenging environment.

The FINRA arbitration decision omits any details or reasoning for the award in a case involving a broker’s email to his former colleagues.

Sommer Sherrod is the vice president of Healthcare Strategy and People Strategy Consulting at Insurance Office of America.

Assaf Henkin is the Co-founder, President, and COO of life insurtech Sproutt. A recognized expert on predictive analytics and data insights, Assaf has more than 20 years of experience building scalable cross-channel, cross-device, and cross-format data-driven products. Prior to his current role, Assaf served as chief insights officer at Amobee, a Singtel wholly-owned subsidiary. Prior to that Assaf co-founded Kontera, a Big Data consumer data and analytics platform that was acquired by Singtel. Assaf holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from San Francisco State University and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Determining the client’s “need for speed” at the outset of the relationship goes a long way toward achieving peace of mind for them in tumultuous times.

Karl A. Wagner III is a Partner and Senior Wealth Advisor with Biondo Investment Advisors, LLC with locations in Milford, Pennsylvania, and Sparta, New Jersey.

Ric Edelman continues his crypto crusade with a new book and a warning for advisors unwilling to learn about the asset class.