5 Foolproof Tactics for a Successful CRM Implementation
“What I found over the years is the most important thing is for a team to come together over a compelling vision, a comprehensive strategy for achieving that vision, and then a relentless implementation plan.” — Alan Mulally, Former CEO Boeing, Former CEO Ford Motor Company I was fortunate to hear Alan Mulally speak earlier […]
Charles Schwab’s Crystal Ball Sees Less Technology in the Future for Custodians
“What senses do we lack that we cannot see or hear another world all around us?” ― Frank Herbert, Dune Successful business leaders usually see the world differently from everyone else. They’re visionaries who are able to perceive that the world is changing before most other people and they take action to get ahead of […]
Mission: Impossible – Choosing the Right Digital Advice Vendor
“Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to review and analyze the leading vendors in the digital advice space and select the best one for your firm.” “This message will self-destruct in five seconds.” Sometimes it seems that the only way to fully grasp the rapid advances in advisor technology is to be […]
7 Game-Changers from the T3 Advisor Conference
Industry focus. Relentless focus on gathering knowledge. A burning desire to stay up-to-date on the latest technology trends in wealth management. These are all of the reasons that I spent the week in Fort Lauderdale attending the T3 Advisor Conference and did not go home early to be at the Eagles Super Bowl Parade. Forty years […]
Is AdvisorEngine Building a Tamarac Killer?
How much do you need to spend to build a wealth management platform that is able to compete with the established market leaders? Around $60 million, based on the total investments gathered by upstart wealthtech vendor AdvisorEngine. This is how much cash the firm has grabbed since 2014, when it was launched by Rich Cancro, who […]
5 Trends in Client-Facing Technology
Client-facing technologies offer a bit of a contradiction in terminology, especially for those of us who have been in the industry for a while. Client-facing used to mean interactions only done by a human. As technology has advanced, more and more interactions are being handled by technology in order to allow the advisors to be […]
T3 Enterprise: Best Tweets of the Conference
What can you do if, like me, you were unable to attend this year’s T3 Enterprise Conference? If you were too busy to make it to the Bonaventure Resort & Spa, right outside of beautiful Fort Lauderdale, FL? If you missed hearing some of the industry’s leading vendors announce their new product offerings? Don’t worry, there’s […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts from 2013
What were the most popular WM Today posts from 2013? Portfolio rebalancing, financial planning and anything mobile were big draws last year. Here are the top 10 according to stats from WordPress: 10. 5 Ways a Web Portal Can Excite Your Clients This summary from the fantastic Technology, Tools & Today (T3) conference highlights how software […]
