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The cost of acquiring small account customers and pressure from incumbents quickly developing their own digital brands may be weighing on the popular app.

Digital firms are boosting features to stay competitive in a crowded advisor-tech marketplace.

Technological advancements are helping to empower employees, and wealth management firms will need to shift their cultures to continue to attract the best workers.

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Despite the IBD converting much of its technology, HD Vest's COO says the process has been less painful because its planners are supportive of the changes.

The financial system is safer than it was 10 years ago, says John Taft, vice chairman of Baird. But there are still risks lurking unseen in areas like ETFs,

While firms cater to millennial clients, or solve retirement issues for baby boomers, a large swath of the population is overlooked.

SigFig is partnering with Citizens Bank to launch an advice platform in its effort to become a direct competitor to legacy core systems providers.

Thanks to strong organic growth, small RIAs are growing slightly faster than their larger counterparts.

The speed at which clients can onboard has helped digital firms fuel an explosion of new discretionary accounts — often with less staff.

The trading app's move to create its own clearing system signals broader goals.

Capping a flurry of new feature announcements, the Silicon Valley-based robo advisor unveiled a no-cost advice offering.

The partnership with Intuit allows clients to autofill information from TurboTax filings.

The bank could be eyeing a move into digital wealth management.

The fund culls data on more than 6,000 public companies each day before picking about 100 of them to own.

The launch adds to the trend of banks attempting to tap into their base of retail checking account customers as a way to create instant scale in low-cost wealth management.

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