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 15: How to Choose an RIA Custodian with Robb Baldwin, TradePMR
“I realized that custodians had all of this data, but they did nothing with it to enhance the advisor experience. So when we started TradePMR, our goal was to create technology that leveraged our data to provide advisors with superior tools to manage and grow their business.” — Robb Baldwin Robb Baldwin is the founder […]
#ItzOnWealthTech Ep 12: How Morningstar Quietly Built One of the Biggest Financial Technology Businesses
“Everyone wants to be the next Amazon, but the reality of what we want to do is bring together capabilities where Morningstar research and IP can add some value.” — Dermot O’Mahony, Global Head of Software at Morningstar Dermot is a SaaS-focused product executive with a track record for identifying high potential market opportunities within […]
