Technology

Stocks

Robinhood users weren’t as reckless as portrayed during rally

Average portfolios tend to be traditional and helped stabilize markets during the COVID-19 crash, new research shows.

By Sarah Ponczek

October 1

The Robinhood application is displayed in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. The Securities Investor Protection Corp. said a new checking account from Robinhood Financial LLC raises red flags and that the deposited funds may not be eligible for protection. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Wirehouses

UBS changes how it calculates advisory fees

The switch comes as the wirehouse revamps its technology platform with help from Broadridge Financial.

By Andrew Welsch

October 1

A sign sits on display outside a UBS Group AG bank branch in Worb, Switzerland, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trumps trade war with China is spurring UBSs $2.2 billion multi-strategy hedge fund to make its biggest push yet into the Asian nation. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

RIAs

RIA Leaders 2020: High touch, high tech

This year’s list of the 150 largest firms represents an industry that will emerge from a post-COVID world deeply altered.

By Kenneth Corbin

October 1

Fintech

A financial plan for $99? How this fintech startup plans to serve mass market retirees

Unlike many digital advisors, Retirable is not offering investment management or targeting millennials.

By Ryan W. Neal

September 30

Voices How to get the timing of your tech update right

If this year has taught our industry anything, it’s that the key is to stay nimble.

September 29

Erik Setterlind

Senior vice president of investment management

Kalos Financial

Going independent

How advisors going indie can assemble their digital toolbox

The bevy of choices can feel overwhelming. Here’s where experts recommend advisors get started.

By Ryan W. Neal

September 28

Data sharing

Wells Fargo says it has nearly eliminated screen-scraping threat

The company's new agreement with Envestnet Yodlee to share customers' account data over secure pipes is its 17th pact with aggregators and other fintech firms.

By Penny Crosman

September 25

Web Seminar Redefining CRM for the growth-minded RIA

As expectations of advisors continue to evolve, the definition of CRM needs to keep pace to better address the needs of clients.

Sponsor content from Salesforce

Voices Will U.S.-China tensions have a material impact on client portfolios?

Relations between the world’s two largest economies are at the lowest point in many years.

September 22

Earl Carr

vice president of international research

Momentum Advisors

Going independent

$1B Merrill team goes indie for tech freedom

Choosing their own technology for clients was a big draw for the advisors, who affiliated with Kestra.

By Ryan W. Neal

September 18