Earlier this month (September 2023) the team at Kitces.com released its 2023 financial advisor technology usage report titled Kitces Report: The Technology That Independent Financial Advisors Actually Use (And Like). (Download the Report here.) The Kitces Report provides a detailed analysis of data compiled from roughly 1,400 independent financial advisors’ responses regarding the technology applications they use (and don’t use) in their practice. Advisors rated their perceptions of value and satisfaction for the various …
When you’re working to help clients achieve financial success, having insights related to their financial psychology is crucial. We’re delighted to share that you can now have behavioral insights from DataPoints integrated into Wealthbox CRM. The integration works by: Automatically importing contacts into DataPoints Sending leads and contacts to Wealthbox CRM Sending test scores from any test from the DataPoints library into a Wealthbox CRM note Access client money-related attitudes, personality, and psychological risk tolerance …
Few would argue that the relationship between our financial psychology and the decisions we make about money-related matters is weak. Many of us know what the “right” answer is when it comes to our saving, spending, and investing behaviors, but the translation from what we know we should do and what we do can be quite different. In some cases, our unique behaviors or patterns of behaviors are causing stress and strains in other …
We recently met with Bill Winterberg from FPPad to demonstrate the DataPoints platform for advisors and chat about financial planning, what keeps all of us from succeeding in meeting our goals, and how behavioral science can help us improve our financial decisions. In this video, you’ll see how behavioral assessments can identify key wealth factors and how a framework for talking about financial decisions allows for better conversations and guidance. Watch the demo here, …
The financial technology (or fintech) landscape is evolving rather quickly, and some are calling it the “golden age of fintech.” I recall thinking only a few years ago that DataPoints didn’t quite fit in any of the categories of the various fintech maps that were published. The groupings of CRMs, financial planning software, re-balancing tools, etc. were clear enough. But there really wasn’t a place for psychology and behavioral science in the mechanics of financial …