Accelerating AI: Why advisers and automation need to collide
Advisory firms are moving to adopt AI tools to achieve their growth objectives, but it’s not easy, partly because firms lack the data connectivity that’s needed for AI to operate efficiently.
May 24, 2021 7 MINS
The doomsday prediction that fully digital advice platforms would cause the demise of human advisers hasn’t panned out, but there is one critical technology where the collaboration between humans and robots could be table stakes for the future of financial advice: artificial intelligence.
There’s a misconception in the industry that the advocates of artificial intelligence, or AI, envision a future in which financial advisers are replaced by emergent technologies, but this is not the case. The tech challenge still facing advisers in 2021 is not how to outwit the machines, it’s how to cooperate with them, said Benjamin Brodie, chief technology officer at registered investme
State Patrol: Waite Park Man Hurt in Pine County Crash
The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened just after 6:30 a.m. in Brook Park.
Twenty-three-year-old
Adam Boyer was driving his pickup eastbound near Beaver Claw Road when it left the road, hit the embankment and came to a rest in the ditch.
Boyer was taken to the hospital in Mora with non-life-threatening injuries.
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How RIAs can avoid getting burnt out by new tech
Advisers now have a wide array of options from financial planning software, risk management and analytics platforms, digital marketing and CRM tools. What point does it become too much?
May 18, 2021 2 MINS
Breakaway advisers welcome the ability to choose their own tech and tailor their practices to their lifestyles, but those choices can be some of the most vital decisions newly minted RIAs will have to make.
“These are really small businesses,” said Adam Boyer, senior vice president of digital investment advice at Emotomy. In fact, the majority of U.S. registered investment advisers have less than $100 million in assets under management, he said. “Making the right decision with budget choices becomes really important.”
Chesterfield unveils plans for next school year
Schools unveil learning option for fall By Brent Solomon | April 9, 2021 at 11:27 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 11:27 PM
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Parents in Chesterfield have less than two months to decide whether they want to send their children back to the classroom for the upcoming school year. This comes as school leaders are preparing to start the school year sooner than usual, and the district is pushing face-to-face instruction.
Chesterfield leaders admit math and reading scores are not quite where they want them to be. One way around that, they say, is getting students of all grade levels back into the classroom.