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.
- Perfect for successful practices seeking greater efficiencies and healthier profit margins
- The authors are well-known financial advisors, each with more than 30 years of experience in financial services
- Addresses the evolution of the virtual office and its impact on advisory firms
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
Content:
Chapter 1 Selecting the Right CRM System (pages 5–15): Davis D. Janowski
Chapter 2 The Future of Financial Planning Software (pages 17–25): Robert D. Curtis
Chapter 3 The Future of Financial Planning Software and the New Client?Advisor Relationship (pages 27–36): Linda Strachan and Kory Wells
Chapter 4 Portfolio Management Software (pages 37–46): Mike Kelly
Chapter 5 Achieving Growth and Profitability with Technology Integration (pages 47–59): Jon Patullo
Chapter 6 How the World Wide Web Impacts the Financial Advisor (pages 61–71): Bart Wisniowski and Jason Lindstrom
Chapter 7 Managing Your Online Presence (pages 73–91): Marie Swift
Chapter 8 Client Portals and Collaboration (pages 93–105): Bill Winterberg
Chapter 9 The Cloud (pages 107–128): J. D. Bruce
Chapter 10 Digital Signature Technology (pages 129–138): Dan Skiles
Chapter 11 Innovative Software and Technologies Implemented at One of the United States' Leading Advisory Firms (pages 139–158): Louis P. Stanasolovich, Christopher J. Kail, Sherri M. Slafka and Daniel D. Kleck
Chapter 12 Virtual Staff Sparks Growth, Profitability, and Scalability (pages 159–171): Jennifer Goldman
Chapter 13 ROI—The Holy Grail of the Technology Purchase Decision (pages 173–185): Timothy D. Welsh
Chapter 14 Building an Efficient Workflow Management System (pages 187–195): David L. Lawrence