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The post Ep. 333: From Supermarkets to Symphony: Delivering Alternatives in Unified Managed Accounts with Cheryl Nash of InvestCloud appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Meet Our Guest This episode features an in-depth conversation on the evolution of managed accounts and the integration of alternatives in unified managed accounts. Cheryl Nash — The President of APL at InvestCloud, Cheryl is a visionary leader who has overseen the growth of the APL platform from a niche product to a powerhouse supporting […]
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The post Ep. 332: Microservices, Medallion Architecture, and Why Your Data Lake Is Probably a Swamp, with Amplify appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Meet the Team This episode features a deep dive into the architecture and vision of Amplify, a modern operating system designed to bridge the gap between custody and wealth management firms. Aaron Brodt — The CEO of Amplify, Aaron focuses on the intersection of high-touch service and scalable technology to help RIAs grow without increasing […]
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The post Ep. 331: The Bot Wrangler: How Hamachi Plans to Govern the AI Chaos in Wealth Management appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Meet the Team This episode features a rare “full house” collaboration between four heavyweights of the wealth management technology space who have joined forces to launch Hamachi. Eric Clarke — The former founder and CEO of Orion, Eric brings decades of experience in scaling enterprise-grade advisor technology and portfolio management systems. Brian McLaughlin — The […]
The post Ep. 331: The Bot Wrangler: How Hamachi Plans to Govern the AI Chaos in Wealth Management appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep 330: The Unfair Advantage Hiding in Orion’s Intelligence Layer, with Reed Colley, Orion appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.
What does “AI-native” actually mean — and why does it matter for your tech stack? Reed Colley, President of Technology at Orion, has a very specific answer. And it starts with infrastructure most platforms built years before anyone was calling it an AI strategy. In this episode of WealthTech Today, Reed joins Craig Iskowitz to […]
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The post Ep. 329: From False Positives to Full Compliance: How AI is Killing the Manual Review Grind with Larry Shumbres, Archive Intel appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
In this episode of WealthTech Today, Craig Iskowitz sits down with Larry Shumbres, Founder and CEO of Archive Intel, to discuss the high-stakes world of regulatory compliance and the modern challenges of off-channel communications. With the SEC and FINRA levying record-breaking fines for texting violations, the industry is at a crossroads between maintaining client convenience […]
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The post Ep. 328: Beyond the Big Three: What It Takes to Disrupt Financial Planning Software with Brad Joudrie, Conquest Planning appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The landscape of financial advice is shifting from static, once-a-year reports to a continuous, advice-led experience. In this episode, we sit down with Brad Joudrie, the newly appointed CEO of Conquest Planning, to discuss the firm’s aggressive expansion into the U.S. market following a successful $80 million Series B round. Joudrie breaks down how their […]
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The post Ep. 327: “Modernize or Die” Is Not a Tech Strategy with Raakhee Miller, Siebert Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
For legacy financial institutions, technology is no longer just a support function—it is an existential priority. Raakhee Miller, President of Siebert Technologies, joins the show to discuss how a firm with a 57-year history navigates the transition from “T+2” infrastructure to a modern, AI-augmented ecosystem. This conversation explores the shift from viewing data as plumbing […]
The post Ep. 327: “Modernize or Die” Is Not a Tech Strategy with Raakhee Miller, Siebert Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 325: Decision Intelligence vs. AI Theater: What Actually Works in Wealth Management with Jeremi Karnell, Envestnet appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
In this episode of the WealthTech Today Podcast, we dive into the “digital exhaust” of the financial services industry with Jeremi Karnell, Head of Envestnet Data Solutions. As wealth management shifts from a focus on speed to a focus on judgment, data is becoming the primary driver of advisor success. We explore how massive data […]
The post Ep. 325: Decision Intelligence vs. AI Theater: What Actually Works in Wealth Management with Jeremi Karnell, Envestnet appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 324: Why Private Markets are Running on Broken Plumbing — And How AI Fixes It, with Alex Goodwin, Bridge Investment Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Private markets are one of the fastest-growing corners of wealth management—and one of the least understood. In this episode, Alex Goodwin, co-founder and CEO of Bridge Investment Technologies, joins Craig Iskowitz to explain why the real bottleneck in alternatives isn’t access, but infrastructure. They dig into how private equity, private credit, and other illiquid assets […]
The post Ep. 324: Why Private Markets are Running on Broken Plumbing — And How AI Fixes It, with Alex Goodwin, Bridge Investment Technologies appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 323: From Avoidance to Action: Making Long-Term Care a Standard Part of Retirement Planning, with Lily Vittayaruksul, Waterlily appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Long-term care is one of the biggest financial risks facing retirees—and one of the least consistently planned for. In this episode of WealthTech Today, we speak with Waterlily co-founder and CEO Lily Vittayaruksul about why long-term care planning has moved from a “nice to have” to a core planning discipline. The conversation cuts through product […]
The post Ep. 323: From Avoidance to Action: Making Long-Term Care a Standard Part of Retirement Planning, with Lily Vittayaruksul, Waterlily appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 322: WealthTech December Roundup: AI, Platform Shifts, Funding, and M&A Shaping Advisor Technology appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
December’s WealthTech news makes one thing clear: the center of gravity in advisor technology is shifting. Cash management is becoming core infrastructure. Platform decisions are harder to unwind. AI is moving from experimentation into production workflows. Across funding, M&A, and product launches, firms are being pushed to operationalize complexity faster than their organizations are ready […]
The post Ep. 322: WealthTech December Roundup: AI, Platform Shifts, Funding, and M&A Shaping Advisor Technology appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 321: Why Entrepreneurial Advisors Need a Different Technology Strategy with Andree Mohr, Integrated Partners appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Growth in wealth management doesn’t come from chasing every trend—it comes from clarity. In this episode of WealthTech Today, we sit down with Andree Mohr, President of Integrated Partners, to unpack how entrepreneurial advisory firms think differently about growth, technology, and execution. From CPA-driven referral strategies to the real tradeoffs between best-of-breed and all-in-one tech stacks, […]
The post Ep. 321: Why Entrepreneurial Advisors Need a Different Technology Strategy with Andree Mohr, Integrated Partners appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 320: No Country for Old Prompts: How Wealth Firms Are Growing Up with AI with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Cresset appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
AI has moved from experimentation to expectation inside wealth management firms—but execution remains uneven. In this episode of WealthTech Today, sit down with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Director of AI Business Enablement at Cresset, to discuss what it actually takes to deploy AI responsibly at scale. From governance and adoption to hallucinations and human oversight, this […]
The post Ep. 320: No Country for Old Prompts: How Wealth Firms Are Growing Up with AI with Dr. Kelly Wagman, Cresset appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 319: When Culture Becomes a Superpower: Inside a Scalable RIA Playbook with Jennifer des Groseilliers, The Mather Group appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The RIA industry is in the middle of a structural shift: accelerated consolidation, the rise of advisor-facing AI, and escalating expectations around scale, service, and planning depth. Few firms sit at the intersection of all three trends the way The Mather Group does. In this episode, CEO Jennifer des Groseilliers explains how the firm has […]
The post Ep. 319: When Culture Becomes a Superpower: Inside a Scalable RIA Playbook with Jennifer des Groseilliers, The Mather Group appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 318: From Dream Demo to Migration Nightmare: 5 Tips for Modernizing Your Wealth Platform the Smart Way, with Felix Rivera appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Understanding How Wealth Firms Get Platform Implementations Wrong Most firms don’t realize how costly a platform decision can be until they’re deep in an implementation and discovering what the vendor didn’t tell them. By then, it’s late, expensive, and full of friction. In this episode, industry expert and Senior Consultant Felix Rivera explains why so […]
The post Ep. 318: From Dream Demo to Migration Nightmare: 5 Tips for Modernizing Your Wealth Platform the Smart Way, with Felix Rivera appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 317: The RIA Playbook for a Data-Driven, Advisor-Centric Tech Strategy, with Stan Gregor, Summit Financial appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
How Summit Financial Built a Scalable Tech and Advisor Platform with Stan Gregor Few RIAs have attempted what Summit Financial has accomplished over the past five years: scaling a multi-entity business model, integrating more than 30 third-party technologies, supporting multiple custodians, and building a technology lab that evaluates and tests every new tool before advisors […]
The post Ep. 317: The RIA Playbook for a Data-Driven, Advisor-Centric Tech Strategy, with Stan Gregor, Summit Financial appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 316: Active Research Meets Passive Wrapper: The AI Revolution ETF Playbook with Cullen Rogers, Wedbush Fund Advisors appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Inside the AI Revolution: Cullen Rogers on Building the AI30 and the Future of ETFs Artificial intelligence is reshaping investment flows faster than any other theme in modern markets, and ETF issuers are racing to keep up. But what does it actually look like to build an investable AI strategy backed by deep research instead […]
The post Ep. 316: Active Research Meets Passive Wrapper: The AI Revolution ETF Playbook with Cullen Rogers, Wedbush Fund Advisors appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 315: November Wealthtech News appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
In this episode of the WealthTech Today podcast, we break down the most important wealth-management technology news shaping the industry. From major acquisitions in private-market infrastructure to breakthrough planning-software integrations, these updates highlight how rapidly the ecosystem is evolving. Whether you’re an RIA, broker-dealer, or vendor, these shifts have direct implications for client experience, operations, […]
The post Ep. 315: November Wealthtech News appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 314: Advisor Intelligence in the Age of AI: The eMoney Integration Nine Years in the Making with Adam Holt, Asset-Map appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
Artificial intelligence is changing how financial advice is delivered — but not in the way early predictions suggested. Instead of replacing human advisors, AI is reshaping where advisors add value, pushing planning conversations toward interpretation, prioritization, and shared decision-making. In this episode, we sat down with Adam Holt, CEO and founder of Asset-Map, to discuss […]
The post Ep. 314: Advisor Intelligence in the Age of AI: The eMoney Integration Nine Years in the Making with Adam Holt, Asset-Map appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
The post Ep. 313: October WealthTech News: AI Note-Takers, Platform Power Plays, and a Fidelity Fallout appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.
AI continues to dominate the wealth management conversation—but the story isn’t just about innovation anymore. It’s about control. From Fidelity’s escalating battle with Pontera to CRM vendors embedding native AI assistants, October’s headlines revealed a clear shift: the industry is moving from experimentation to execution, and the firms that don’t build governance, data discipline, and […]
The post Ep. 313: October WealthTech News: AI Note-Takers, Platform Power Plays, and a Fidelity Fallout appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.



