The Future of Financial Advice

Digital events are tough to get right.
AdviceTech.LIVE was right.

Digital events are meant to bridge the gap until in-person events make a comeback. But most COVID era events have been in test mode. AdviceTech.LIVE met the challenge and has been the best FinTech digital event of the year, if not ever.

Why? Two things.

The experience and the cause.

Experience wins. Not only was the speaker line-up top-notch – and featured 20+ CEOs and senior executives at the companies developing the future of FinTech – but the format was highly engaging. All the speakers were 100% live. And it made a difference.

The cause: Half the revenue from the event went to support the Center for Financial Planning Diversity & Inclusion. Every person and company that participated is proud to contribute to an event that lives this mission. Diversity is the key to developing our industry. And we all know it.

There’s power in community. When a group of like-minded people come together for a common purpose, the potential is limitless.

Chalice (the community) brings advisors together. CEO Keith Gregg kicked things off with some engaging and entertaining examples that highlighted the power of community. With the rise and mass-adoption of the internet, people find themselves looking to reconnect with the world around them. Advisors working solo or in a small shop can feel the solitude after a short amount of time. This community can help.

Multi-account management – ESG – asset location – AI – diversity in financial services – and personalized digital experiences. These were the key themes of this year’s T3 conference. The breadth of vendors focused on solving for these growing industry themes.

A high-level rundown of #NationalLinc 2020.

Invest in yourself. This was a key theme of this year’s TDAI Conference. Many sessions at Linc noted this as the key to moving your practice ahead in 2020. The advisor-client landscape is shifting to a hybrid of digital and human advice, and we need to dive deep into the technology systems that will help us create the best outcomes for our clients. The better you can leverage technology, the better fit you’ll be to manage the next generation of wealth.

People are talking about Social Security. But these conversations are happening between peers, who most often are not financial advisors. This puts the investor at a disadvantage because most people do not understand what variables determine how much they'll receive when they file or when they should start tapping into their benefits.

Investment News’ “Future of Advice” conference was illuminating for many industry leaders. It featured a star-studded lineup, whose presentations centered around merging digital and human advice to provide superior client experience. This action-packed day unearthed three common themes from the panel and break out discussions.

Leveraging technology to grow an advisor’s business was the main theme of this year’s event. Each session touched on a mixture of what’s coming next year, which technology applications will take advisors’ practice to the next level, and how advisors can use digital marketing tactics and strategies to attract new clients.