Regulators at the SEC and FINRA are taking a hard look at how advisors and brokers are protecting digital systems. Here's how firms can respond.

Banks that don’t offer a compelling mobile experience run the risk of losing customers to a crop of mobile-first startups offering low fees, broad ATM networks and a wide array of advanced features.

The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to change its policy on identity theft and provide victims with copies of the fraudulent tax returns that have been filed under their names by scammers.

The human touch is still needed in the foreseeable future because advisors can approach complex situations with customized solutions, says one MIT professor.

A promising app from Finance Logix could help engage clients in the planning process. But there's one key aspect that may prove controversial.

New digital tools are paving the way for advisors to create hybrid services that will increase both reach and profitability. See a few of the newer options.

Guide Financial, which counted among its advisors Esther Stearns, former head of Nestwise -- a now-shuttered LPL venture aimed at middle-class clients -- is the latest technology provider to be acquired.

Self-directed investors gave a thumbs up to Charles Schwab, Vanguard, Fidelity and T. Rowe Price in a satisfaction survey of investment firms by J.D. Power. Some firms didn’t fare as well.

With a strategy to directly target institutional investors, Trizic, a digital wealth management technology startup, has attracted $3 million in seed funding.

As we step into the second quarter of this year, think about stepping out of your comfort zone to boost your business. Here are six suggestions to help you do that.

Federal and state examiners still see compliance failures when advisors take to social media to promote their practice.

By acquiring fintech companies Upside and Finance Logix, financial advisor platform and service provider Envestnet is betting that the best wealth management model combines human advisor-client relationships with the latest technology.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division has created a cybercrime unit to combat the growing trend of identity theft-related tax fraud as the problem morphs into data breaches and becomes more international in scope.

There is an opportunity for the industry to learn from technology and get better, said Merrill Lynch Wealth Management head John Thiel.

Competitors from traditional and digital sectors of wealth management weighed in on the debate over industry disruption at the LinkedIn FinanceConnect conference in New York.

Wells Fargo and other banks are testing the use of mobile devices to authenticate consumers in the drive-through lane. The pilot, designed to expedite service and improve security, serves as the latest example of a growing trend: preordering banking services via digital devices.

Walter Bettinger argues robos might work for "a very small percentage of people," but not for the overwhelming majority of the investing community.

Openfolio has quickly grown into a community of more than 25,000 investors, all drawn to the idea of seeing what various members are investing in and comparing portfolios to measure how they are doing.

IBDs are being "purposefully indecisive," when it comes to robo advice, says Celent senior analyst Will Trout. "They are playing a watch and wait game."