Properly managing technology is essential to your firm’s business health and keeping your clients’ personal information safe. It can also help you to gain a competitive advantage and do better business In our first guest blog post, Wes Stillman, CEO of RightSize Solutions, provides '5 Key Technology Management for Every RIA' to help you refine your cybersecurity and technology management plan.

 

When working with clients on replacing software, I always start by emphasizing that they need to have a realistic vision of the process. As with other major projects, advisors need to plan for hidden costs and unexpected events that will arise and impact the project’s overall success.

 What good is a great looking portal if a client calls you and says:

“I love how my new reports and portal look, but the data looks different. Not only is the data incorrect, I don’t understand what it means.”

Risk management tools and tweaks are being introduced nearly daily now to help advisers comply with the Department of Labor's best-interest rule for retirement advice, which goes into effect in less than six months.