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Technology Tools for Today's High-Margin Practice
How Client-Centered Financial Advisors Can Cut Paperwork, Overhead, and Wasted Hours
David J. Drucker (Author), Joel P. Bruckenstein (Author)
9781118434765, Wiley
Hardback, published 5 February 2013
240 pages
25.6 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.59 kg
Revolutionize your financial advisory practice with the latest cutting-edge tools Tired of spending more time with filing cabinets than with clients? Is overhead eating up your margins? In a new revised edition of the "bible" of practice management and technology for financial professionals, two leading financial planners, with some help from their friends*, deliver the knowledge advisors have been begging for. This book serves up a nontechnical trove of technology, clever workarounds, and procedural efficiencies tailored to help financial advisors in private practice move toward today's virtual office. The authors show you how to drastically reduce the paperwork in your office, slash overhead, and find anything you need in seconds using the latest software. This revised edition includes new information on SaaS and cloud computing, software integrations, mobile devices/apps, social media tools, portfolio accounting and outsourcing, collaborative tools, digital signatures, workflow management, marketing technology and much more. If you're looking for new systems and efficiencies to transform and streamline your private practice, look no further than Technology Tools for Today's High-Margin Practice. *Chapter 1 Selecting the Right CRM System, Davis D. Janowski Chapter 2 The Future of Financial Planning Software, Bob Curtis Chapter 3 The Future of Financial Planning Software and the New Client-Advisor Relationship, Linda Strachan Chapter 4 Portfolio Management Software, Mike Kelly Chapter 5 Achieving Growth and Profitability with Technology Integration, Jon Patullo Chapter 6 How the World Wide Web Impacts the Financial Advisor, Bart Wisniowski Chapter 7 Managing Your Online Presence, Marie Swift Chapter 8 Client Portals and Collaboration, Bill Winterberg Chapter 9 The Cloud, J. D. Bruce Chapter 10 Digital Signature Technology, Dan Skiles Chapter 11 Innovative Software and Technologies Implemented at One of the United States’ Leading Advisory Firms, Louis P. Stanasolovich Chapter 12 Virtual Staff Sparks Growth, Profitability, and Scalability, Jennifer Goldman Chapter 13 ROI—The Holy Grail of the Technology Purchase Decision, Timothy D. Welsh Chapter 14 Building an Efficient Workflow Management System, David L. Lawrence
Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Selecting the Right CRM System 5 Chapter 2 The Future of Financial Planning Software 17 Chapter 3 The Future of Financial Planning Software and the New Client-Advisor Relationship 27 Chapter 4 Portfolio Management Software 37 Chapter 5 Achieving Growth and Profitability with Technology Integration 47 Chapter 6 How the World Wide Web Impacts the Financial Advisor 61 Chapter 7 Managing Your Online Presence 73 Chapter 8 Client Portals and Collaboration 93 Chapter 9 The Cloud 107 Chapter 10 Digital Signature Technology 129 Chapter 11 Innovative Software and Technologies Implemented at One of the United States’ Leading Advisory Firms 139 Chapter 12 Virtual Staff Sparks Growth, Profitability, and Scalability 159 Chapter 13 ROI—The Holy Grail of the Technology Purchase Decision 173 Chapter 14 Building an Efficient Workflow Management System 187 Epilogue Advisor Technology: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 197 About the Authors 205 About the Contributors 207 Index 219
David Drucker
Davis D. Janowski
Robert D. Curtis
Linda Strachan, Kory Wells
Mike Kelly
Jon Patullo
Bart Wisniowski, Jason Lindstrom
Marie Swift
Bill Winterberg
J. D. Bruce
Dan Skiles
Louis P. Stanasolovich, Christopher J. Kail, Sherri M. Slafka, Daniel D. Kleck
Jennifer Goldman
Timothy D. Welsh
David L. Lawrence
Joel P. Bruckenstein
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
