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

Mobile banking use has swelled since the pandemic hit, and law enforcement officials expect hackers to target the credentials of digital novices. The FBI stressed the importance of two-factor authentication and ensuring consumers know how to spot fake apps that carry malware.

“We started with 40 people just marching, and it turned into 15,000," an advisor says.

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 data on Black and Latino advisors helps track the industry’s progress amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests.

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.

Among our findings, advisors are (finally) embracing chatbots and robo advisors.

The postponement comes as new accounts surge at competing digital advisors.

Videoconferencing tools have helped us feel less isolated during the coronavirus lockdown, however protecting private information can’t be overlooked.

The venture fund comes just months after UBS named ING's Ralph Hamers, an outspoken champion of digital banking as its next CEO.

Once derided as fringe and unsustainable, advisors are finally accepting the business model.

The company is known for helping fintechs connect to banks and wealth management firms. Now it wants to help the firms catch up.

New digital tools have boosted advisors' ability to reach more — but not all — clients.

The alternative investing platform will service a total of $55 billion in client assets across 650 funds once the deal for its rival fintech closes.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, advisors are relying on the firm’s technology more than ever.

Charles Schwab and other firms have swooped in to absorb the thematic investing company’s remains, even as the reasons for its demise are murky.