Monthly Archives: January 2022

Episode 67 – Should Advisors Buy or Build Their Software – With John O’Connell

January 10, 2022Advisorpedia, Finance, Industry Innovators, Power Your Advice#Advisorpedia, #Cybersecurity, #DouglasHeikkinen, #FinancialAdvisors, #fintech, #JohnO’Connell, #PowerYourAdvice, #RIAs, #TheOasisGrouppoweryouradvicepodcast

John O’Connell is the founder & Chief Executive Officer of The Oasis Group, a consulting firm that helps financial services and financial technology firms to create and focus on their unique value proposition to attract clients and generate higher revenue.

Doug and John sat down at the MarketCounsel Summit to talk about the Oasis Group, what they do and who they do it for. They also discuss

Things to be aware of when deciding whether to buy or build software
What advisors should keep in mind about cybersecurity
When you should consider building proprietary software
What is coming for The Oasis Group

Resources: The Oasis Group | FP Transitions

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Episode 66 – Investigating a New Clearing House? Here are 7 Questions You Need to Get Answered– With Michael Scaplen

January 6, 2022Advisorpedia, Finance, Industry Innovators, Power Your Advice#Advisorpedia, #AxosClearing, #Broker-Dealers, #ClearingHouse, #DouglasHeikkinen, #FinancialAdvisors, #MichaelScaplen, #PowerYourAdvice, #RIAspoweryouradvicepodcast

Michael Scaplen, Axos Clearing’s SVP of Sales and Relationship Management, is back. This time to outline questions you should get answered when considering changing clearing houses.

This episode of Power Your Advice is a rapid-fire Q&A between Doug and Michael, in which Michael provides insider insight on each of the following:

What does a clearing house stand for?
How long have they been in the business? Do they have a vision and the wherewithal to sustain changes in the market?
Can they handle the business I’m doing today? As well as or better than my current clearing house
Do they have a particular expertise or something they specialize in?
Who are their current clients
What’s the conversion process? Do they have a team to support my move?
What’s the future? What’s the vision?

Resources: Axos Clearing, LLC

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