Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the forthcoming Dynasty Financial Partners IPO.
Quote of the Day
"The pace of [fintech] innovation is accelerating, only limited by how quickly we can adopt the best technologies for doing our jobs."
(Barry Ritholtz)
Chart of the Day
An inter-generational wealth transfer is coming, the question is who will benefit?
Wealthfront
- What is UBS buying in Wealthfront? (thinkadvisor.com)
- How UBS plans to leverage Wealthfront’s robo-adviser. (investmentnews.com)
- Six questions about the Wealthfront deal including 'Will Wealthfront’s customers stay?' (financial-planning.com)
Fidelity
- How Abby Johnson has successfully transformed Fidelity. (wsj.com)
- Fidelity is bringing direct indexing to the masses. (barrons.com)
The biz
- Why is Dynasty Financial Partners choosing to go public now? (riabiz.com)
- Ellevest has raised over $100 million in capital including new money from Envestnet and Bank of Montreal. (citywireusa.com)
Compliance
- At what point does an RIA need a Chief Risk Officer, in addition to a Chief Compliance Officer? (riabiz.com)
- Fidelity-backed Safir looks to automate the compliance process for content and social media. (investmentnews.com)
Niche
- Why having a niche is so important. You are in a sense pre-qualified to prospects. (advisorperspectives.com)
- Focusing on a niche focuses your content efforts. (thinkadvisor.com)
Advisers
- Why the Northwestern ERISA ruling is a big deal to plan sponsors. (pionline.com)
- How couples should think through their Social Security claiming strategies. (thinkadvisor.com)
- Advisers are not doing enough to connect with younger generations. (investmentnews.com)
- Five design tips for adviser websites including 'Establishing visual trust.' (kitces.com)
- When you think about it, financial planning is full of assumptions. (forbes.com)
