Ep. 141: The Anatomy of 401(k) Trading with Dave Goldman, Pontera
Come on in, sit back and relax, you’re listening to episode 141 of the WealthTech Today podcast. I’m your host, Craig Iskowitz, founder of Ezra Group Consulting, and this podcast features interviews, news, and analysis on the trends and best practices all around wealth management technology. Our theme for this month is startups, we have […]
How Private Banks Can Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome in Their Tech Stack
Being distracted is no way to run a business. And when you jump on every industry trends, you waste time chasing rather than getting things done. Slow down and assess whether or not the new technology can compliment your existing infrastructure or not. Don’t follow what others are doing just because it’s the hottest thing […]
Ep. 101: June WealthTech News Roundup
Thanks for joining me on the WealthTech Today podcast, I’m your host, Craig Iskowitz, Founder and CEO of Ezra Group. We help wealth managers, asset managers, and wealthtech vendors make better business and technology decisions. This podcast features interviews, news, and analysis on the trends and best practices all around the wealth management technology industry. […]
Ep. 92: Taming Your Company’s Technical Debt with Alex Sauickie, CircleBlack
“The fact that we’re new technology and we have very low tech debt, our tech debt is measured in weeks not months or years, decades, in some cases with older companies, we think that’s an added advantage. With RBC BLACK, they’ve certainly taken advantage of those functions, they white label and they’ve taken advantage of […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep. 87: The Engine Powering the SS&C Advent Insurance Marketplace with David Lau, DPL Financial Partners
“I know this from my many years at Jefferson National, it was difficult to get the Orions and the BlackDiamonds of the world to build insurance functionality, because they didn’t have demand. Their advisors aren’t really using these products, so a data feed would be enough. But as there’s more demand, the technology becomes necessary […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep. 61: Reimagining Retirement Planning with Abraham Okusanya
“I came to a simple realization that the way we do retirement planning sucks! The user interface, the application of evidence and data to the decumulation process was, to put it mildly, practically nonexistent.” –Abraham Okusanya, Founder and CEO, Timeline App Abraham is the founder and CEO of Timeline App, the next-gen retirement income software […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep. 53: Can Sustainable UMAs Help Save the World?
“The upcoming transfer of wealth will make it difficult for a client to put their money into a mutual fund when they have embedded capital gains from the huge run-up in stocks like Apple, Google and Amazon. The advancement of UMA technology, combined with the transfer of wealth and increased volatility that we’ve seen over […]
47 Portfolio Management Systems Can’t All Survive
Our danger is not too few, but too many options … to be puzzled by innumerable alternatives. — Sir Richard Livingstone, British Scholar Overchoice or choice overload[1] is a cognitive process in which people have a difficult time making a decision when faced with many options. The term was first introduced by Alvin Tofflerin his […]
