Ep 184: May WealthTech News
Come on in, sit back and relax. You’re listening to episode 184 of the WeathTech 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. And this is our main news roundup, and there’s […]
Ep. 165: November News Roundup
Come on in, sit back and relax and listen to episode 165 of the WealthTech Today podcast. I’m your host, Craig Iskowitz, founder of Ezra Group Consulting. This podcast features interviews, news and analysis on the trends and best practices all around wealth. Management Technology. This episode is our news roundup, where I go through […]
Ep. 138: Orion Advisor Buys Redtail Technology with Kristen Schmidt
This is a bonus episode that we recorded after the news dropped today about Orion Advisor buying Redtail Technology. With no preparation and at great personal expense, Kristen Schmidt and I had a discussion about the ramifications of this deal for customers, partners and competitors. We also covered messaging from Redtail, current CRM market share, […]
Ep. 135: 3 Reasons to Diversify Your Data Aggregation Providers with Randy Lambert, Orion Advisor Solutions
“I’ll use a wealth management term, you want to diversify your portfolio, and so one of the things early on at Orion, we didn’t have a lot of options in terms of data aggregators, but over the years, we’ve learned to not put all of our eggs into one basket and to make sure that […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep. 32: Speed Podcasting at the T3 Enterprise Conference
“I think too often in our industry it’s too “one size fits all”, treating clients like a number or just finding out what their financial capacity is but not really digging any deeper.” –Ryan Beach, COO, Orion Advisor The T3 Enterprise Conference is an annual gathering of CEOs, CTOs, COOs, CCOs (and direct support staff) from […]
18 Enlightening Fintech Demos from In|Vest 2019
“A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.” — Ben Shneiderman, American Scientist If an interface is worth 1,000 pictures, then the eighteen product demos we were treated to at the InVest 2019 Conference, which was held at the New York Marriot Marquis, were worth 18,000 pictures, which would […]
End of Summer Reading List from the Winners Of Wealthtech
“When summer gathers up her robes of glory, And, like a dream, glides away.” — Sarah Helen Whitman Now that summer has glided away and left us with only memories of vacations and longer days, I thought this would be an opportune time to share some insights as we all get ready for fall. And […]
Diamond in the Rough: Orion Finds a Financial Planning Gem in Advizr
“The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.” ― Daniel Defoe, English writer Orion Advisor Tech (formerly Orion Advisor Services) announced that they are acquiring financial planning software vendor Advizr for an undisclosed amount. I sat down with Randy Lambert, president of […]
