Chief information officer Frank LaQuinta reveals the firm’s $500 million acceleration strategy, plus how advisors are using technology during the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest cash influx values the fee-free trading app at $8.6 billion.

Advisors who missed the “first-mover advantage” a decade ago could be in the catbird seat as all the rules change.

A class action asserts that the data aggregator accesses more of consumers' bank account information than it needs and ultimately aims to sell the data to others. Plaid, which has agreed to be sold to Visa, denies the allegations.

The funds helped the firms offset diminished revenue and preserve jobs, executives say.

The survey's perennial champions scored higher than competitors like Wells Fargo, Ameriprise and LPL on every metric.

Jane Gladstone, new president of Promontory Interfinancial Network, says the recession will accelerate the shakeout among the nonbank disruptors and that small banks have an opportunity to forge new bonds with the survivors.

Instead of a sale, Orion’s private equity backers are reinvesting to help grow the company’s presence in the TAMP marketplace.

The deal would pair plan sponsors on Empower’s platform with the hybrid robo advisor’s technology and advice capabilities.

The company’s new suite of APIs is designed to help firms develop technology with its data, but they aren’t the only player using data to conquer advisor fintech.

Instead of “disrupting” finance, Cerulli research suggests all-in-one financial hubs may be the way forward.

The rush of newbie investors into the brokerage app has sparked controversy over how big its influence is over markets.

Companies that connect advisors and carriers are seeing a surge in use.

The deals come as millions of baby boomers enter retirement.

Independent advisors may enjoy freedom of choice when it comes to all things digital, but giant institutions have a leg up with integration.

Clients are gravitating toward the “biggest, stable institutions,” says Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman.

The 18-month project is part of the $3 billion that Bank of America allocates annually to new technology initiatives.

Our newly independent practice turned the shift to virtual into a learning experience we never would have expected.

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.