News, Vision and Voice for
the Advisory Community
advertisement

Content tagged "FinFolio"



Benjamin Baldwin: I did my August monthly statements for my clients, had them up on the website by the first week of the month, and they were already completely out of date!

One RIA's unvarnished views on Advent, Black Diamond, Tamarac, IAS, Orion and Schwab PortfolioCenter after an odyssey of test drives
Benjamin Baldwin is making the jump from PortfolioCenter to Orion after a brief affair, and lingering love, for Black Diamond

Monday 6.6.11
Boston Convention Center: Advisors were swarming exhibitor booths for much of IMPACT 2010

Eight software vendors give insider accounts of their IMPACT 2010 booth experiences
Non-stop booth traffic -- including visits from giant RIAs -- suggests advisors came to Boston in a code-buying mood

Tuesday 11.9.10
Matt Abar: It’s extremely crowded in the [software-as-a-service] area right now.

FinFolio and Black Diamond are hiring top sales talent
Both companies see plenty of ready buyers for next-gen portfolio management systems

Monday 11.8.10
Dave Welling: That ability to get data quickly is very powerful.

Already known to be cutting edge, Black Diamond shoots for the bleeding edge with total rewrite of its software
RIAs can multi-task, upgrade and customize better with the new portfolio management system

Monday 6.21.10
Matt Abar: These guys are in a bad situation and it felt like the right thing to do.

Matt Abar is rewarding loyal Techfi customers as beta period ends
The conversion to FinFolio Workstation 2010 will be free

Friday 5.14.10
Bob Hines prefers if customers don't ask him for his e-mail address

One advisor's strategy for growing a practice, dodging compliance issues and staying young: Kill the computer
E-mail's out; frozen raspberry salad is in for this MBA and CPA

Friday 1.8.10
Advent Software's five-year non-compete clause was not long enough to suppress Matt Abar

The executive Advent bought and buried is back with a vengeance
Matt Abar's second act looks formidable, say beta clients and industry experts

Wednesday 12.2.09
Like Tom Turkey, many RIAs were thankful to survive 2009

Taking A Break From the Turkey?
RIABiz's top 10 stories from the past month offer a window into what RIAs care about

Thursday 11.26.09
FinFolio's graphs are all available on-the-fly, without running reports.

FinFolio looks to offer unprecedented flexibility and power, with an intuitive interface
Nevin reviews upcoming Portfolio Management System from the makers of AdvisorMart

Thursday 11.19.09
advertisement

From the RIABiz Directory »

The Industry Sourcebook for RIAs

RIABiz
Archives »

2012:
   February
   January
2011:
   December
   November
   October
   September
   August
   July
   June
   May
   April
   March
   February
   January
2010:
   December
   November
   October
   September
   August
   July
   June
   May
   April
   March
   February
   January
2009:
   December
   November
   October
   September
   August

By Author:
   Brooke Southall
   Lisa Shidler
   Dina Hampton
   Heather Underwood
   Nevin Freeman
advertisement

Common Tags »

Schwab (253)
Fidelity (181)
TD Ameritrade (149)
Pershing (93)
SEC (90)
LPL (82)
Merrill Lynch (67)
Advent (65)
Black Diamond (57)
FINRA (55)
HighTower (44)
Les Abromovitz (41)
Ron Rhoades (41)
Tim Welsh (40)
MarketCounsel (39)
Brian Hamburger (39)
Bernie Clark (37)
Focus Financial (37)
Envestnet (37)
Raymond James (36)
Breakaway Resources (35)
Mike Durbin (34)
UBS (33)
Tiburon Strategic Advisors (32)
fiduciary standard (30)
Smith Barney (30)
401(k) (29)
Nexus Strategy (29)

advertisement

Most Emailed Stories »

Read 
Story » 
Fred Reish: Before, the statement said that you should consider firing the provider but now it's very clear that it's mandated.DOL tells employers when they must fire advisors to 401(k) plans
Read 
Story » 
Larry King: No one owns us...It's really the best of all worlds.Dynasty adds Larry King, a cornerstone advisor of legacy Smith Barney's family wealth unit
Read 
Story » 
Frank Leto sees value in Davidson Trust though Boston Private said it had a negligible bottom line impact. Where Boston Private Financial stands after selling one of its last original acquisitions for $10.5 million
Read 
Story » 
Marty Bicknell: There will absolutely be more deals [this year].Mariner Wealth Advisors buys a $1.3 billion wealth manager that first unwound its ties to a bank
Read 
Story » 
Lou Harvey: It's really going to annoy the hell out of the plan sponsors.Which three of DOL's new 401(k) rules represent the biggest land mines for financial advisors and plan sponsors