Learn the Secret Behind Why 4,000 Advisors Attended the LPLFocus 2019 Conference
This was my first time attending the LPL Financial FOCUS advisor conference and it was a blast! I was only able to make it to Day 3, but there was more than enough jam-packed into those eight hours to keep me busy writing an entire blog post about it. There are so many conferences in […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Bonus Episode: A Maniacal Focus on Advisor Convenience at LPL Financial
“We have an almost maniacal focus around making it easy to manage money, which means making our systems more convenient for advisors. If something is not convenient, why have it in there?” — Rob Pettman, LPL Financial “If we can get advisors really happy faster, why wouldn’t we just reorganize things to do that?” — […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep 23: How to Turn Competitors into Frenemies And Help Clients Succeed with Christina Townsend
“The days of reading a user manual are gone. There isn’t even time to watch a YouTube video. You have to find alternative ways to get people to use your technology.” — Christina Townsend, BNY Mellon | Pershing Christina Townsend is Head of Platform Strategy at BNY Mellon | Pershing Advisor Solutions. Her team works […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep 22: The Third Wave of Digital Advice with Margaret Hartigan, CEO of Marstone
“Digital wealth has to be one leg of the digital strategy a bank might have. So it’s going to be payments, it’s going to be mobiles, it’s going to be banking, and it’s going to be wealth management. They have to be coordinated together, because it has to be driven according to the expectations and […]
16 Knockout Concepts from the InVest Conference 2019
“The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.” — John Locke, English Philosopher (1632 – 1704) I didn’t think it would have been possible to top last year’s In|Vest conference for quality of content as well as depth and breadth […]
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 […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep 21: Zen and the Art of Artificial Intelligence
“It has nothing to do with how smart you are, what school you went to, or how many PhDs you have in your innovation lab. If your team can’t emotionally deal with the prospect of failing and having to wear egg on your face for five minutes, it’s going to be difficult.” — Davyde Wachell, […]
