Monthly Archives: June 2020

Ep 8 – Tech Opportunities for Today’s Advisors –– With Michelle Feinstein



With everything going on in the world today, are you struggling to choose the platform right for you? Find a partner to help you navigate the digital tools required to give your all to that client experience. 

In this episode, Tim Welsh, president of Nexus Strategy and consultant to the Wealthies, speaks with Michelle Feinstein, a director in technology at BNY Mellon Pershing. Pershing won two Wealthies in 2019: one in the Custodians Corporate Social Responsibility/Diversity category for Pershing’s Financial Literacy Program and the second one in the Technology Providers: Innovative Platforms category for their investor biometric payment acknowledgment. Now, Michelle uncovers valuable practices to assist advisors in leveraging solutions to grow, scale, and compete in this age where being efficient and going digital is of the utmost importance.

In this episode, you will learn:

  • How biometrics are making office procedures more efficient
  • Why there is currently a big push to leverage mobile capability
  • What tech challenges Michelle sees advisors struggling with
  • Whether advisors and robots can exist in this industry at the same time
  • How advisors can lighten their workload to spend more time being personable with clients
  • And more!

Tune in now and learn how adopting technology can streamline your workload and give your clients a better experience.

Resources:  WealthManagement.com | BNY Mellon | Pershing


Ep 7- Tech Assisting Advisors Now More Than Ever — With Stuart DePina



Do you struggle with being able to connect with your clients? Did you know that AI enables advisors to stay in touch with their clients in any space the client chooses? Are you ready for that?

In this episode, David Armstrong, Editor in Chief at Wealthmanagement.com, speaks with Stuart DePina, Chief Executive at Envestnet Data & Analytics. Envestnet won a Wealthies award in 2019 for TAMPs: Model Marketplaces – Multi-Asset Strategist Due Diligence Reports, they were also finalists in several other categories.   

In this episode, you will learn:

  • How Envestnet strives to make the Model Marketplace better
  • Why advisors that are leveraging technology face challenges with scale
  • Where Envestnet can further assist advisors in the years to come
  • What percentage of available data are advisors not making the best use of
  • And more!

Listen in and open up to technology, and how it can make your business more productive.

Resources: WealthManagement.com | Envestnet | WealthManagement.com Industry Awards