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Kitces & Carl Ep 100: Is Advisor Technology Really About Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

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As a starting point, it’s important to recognize that while conversations in the financial services industry over the last decade have entertained the idea that technology (e.g., robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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How the Digital Solutions Economy is Changing the Electronics Sector

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based on their needs and budget, which can enable manufacturers to attract a wider range of customers and improve overall sales. This episode in our ongoing series on the Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) provides an overview of how DSE is impacting the electronics industry.

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Deep Dive: How Automation And The Cloud Can Improve Operational Efficiency In Payments Processing

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Merchants in the travel and entertainment industries are especially concerned, with 94 percent saying back in April that they anticipated an increase in chargebacks and disputes due to the then-nascent COVID-19 pandemic. Another common frustration that can be improved through the use of automation is dispute resolution.

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The Changing Demographics Of The Grocery Game

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Build a list, tap a button (leverage a saved payment method or digital wallet account), and groceries can be counted on to be en route. And while 30 percent said they would cut their entertainment budget (which includes dining out) and 11 percent would cut their clothing budget, only 8 percent said they would modify their grocery spending.

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Who’ll Be The ‘Netflix’ Of Payments?

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At the time, it wasn’t as if the $40 put a crimp in the Hastings’ family budget — he’d just sold a company for $700 million. And that he did by leveraging the next big consumer trend: the availability of internet broadband in the home. million total subscribers to leverage, Netflix entered the video streaming business.

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Astralis Group Bets On eSports Digital 3.0 Transformation

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It now offers a basic account, money transfers, bill payment, budgeting tool and credit lines. Kristensen said Lunar loves the deal because it blends banking and entertainment and appeals to its core audience of digital natives. As eSports and Astralis grow, Kristensen said he looks forward to leveraging new technologies like AR.

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Is Advisor Technology Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

CFO News Room

As a starting point, it’s important to recognize that while conversations in the financial services industry over the last decade have entertained the idea that technology (e.g., Leverage the back office to the sky. Changing Business Models To Leverage FinTech To Offer Advice At Scale [23:13]. Carl: Yeah.