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David Waddell: If I were sitting on the board of one of these [portfolio management] companies, I’d say ‘stop what you’re doing and go hit the phones.'

Schwab PortfolioCenter sale to Envestnet signals open season on 2,300 RIAs in the deal; Orion bags six; 'Why didn't Tamarac call me?' some ask

Whether you are Bridge, BlackDiamond, FinFolio or Morningstar, you are not sitting out this once-in-a-generation orphaning by a legacy giant of portfolio accounting software

March 7, 2019 at 1:59 AM

Devin Vigil: [If] you dangle some money in front of Abar in his 20s, it's a different story than dangling some now .… He wants redemption.

Matt Abar hopes three's a charm with FinFolio cloud launch and robo play

FinFolio finally goes 2.0 and gets $20-billion assets bump, but there's a lot of ground to make up

April 5, 2018 at 12:08 AM

David Welling: We call these 'boomerang' folks. These people make a move as soon as they can get out of their existing contract.

Black Diamond divulges 'unbelievable' data about how Advent is doing, two years after its $73-million buy

The growth at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based RIA unit is pretty stunning, but competitors say that Axys users are still ripe for the picking

June 26, 2013 at 5:12 AM

At Salesforce headquarters, they may or may not know an RIA from an IRA, but the company still solidified the exalted position of potential industry standard bearer.

12 key events of 2012 that rocked the RIA technology landscape, Part 1

Salesforce become the industry elephant, FinFolio emerges as a player, Pershing's NetX360-whisperer gets kicked upstairs, the Weatlhcare lawsuit gets an outcome, and more

January 17, 2013 at 7:30 AM

Rob Major: It's a real simple thing. It comes down to price.

Half-financed by RIAs, AssetBook rolls out 'Radar' to put big RIAs in its range

The previously down-market software firm says it can do anything Black Diamond can -- at 50% of the price

December 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM

Peter Giza: While making my rounds, I made my way over to FinFolio to take a test drive of Matt Abar’s latest creative works.

From Schwab IMPACT's dizzying array, one free agent tabbed FinFolio and its use of Windows 8 as a takeaway

Peter Giza was always the RedBlack guy until this year but now he's free to admire and comment on other vendors

December 6, 2012 at 7:32 AM

Eddie Wong: It's been quite an adventure with FinFolio -- a good one.

Braving setbacks, FinFolio wins a $1.6 billion RIA and dark-horses its way on to the software track

Index Fund Advisors carefully vetted Tamarac, Orion and Black Diamond for a year but gambled on the newer, smaller vendor -- with the veteran quarterback, Matt Abar

November 6, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Bill Crager: I think advisors are going to want something more end to end...we think that's going to be a competitive difference.

Can the new Envestnet-Tamarac Godzilla take on the Advent-Black Diamond King Kong?

Tamarac has trusted relationships with several hundred RIA firms who might like outsourced investments on their dashboard

February 21, 2012 at 6:27 AM

Nevin Freeman: The next decade in advisor tech will see radical new user interfaces that will make typing in a client's address seem like an arcane waste of time.

T3 reflections: Where to watch for the next big advances in RIA technology

Vendors are turning their attention to the part of the software that you see

February 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Boston Convention Center: Advisors were swarming exhibitor booths for much of IMPACT 2010

Eight software vendors give insider accounts of their IMPACT 2010 booth experiences

Non-stop booth traffic -- including visits from giant RIAs -- suggests advisors came to Boston in a code-buying mood

November 9, 2010 at 6:46 AM

Matt Abar: It’s extremely crowded in the [software-as-a-service] area right now.

FinFolio and Black Diamond are hiring top sales talent

Both companies see plenty of ready buyers for next-gen portfolio management systems

November 8, 2010 at 4:37 AM

Matt Abar: These guys are in a bad situation and it felt like the right thing to do.

Matt Abar is rewarding loyal Techfi customers as beta period ends

The conversion to FinFolio Workstation 2010 will be free

May 14, 2010 at 5:48 AM

Matt Abar is talking up his vision of the future at the T3 conference

T3 conference sizzles under the hot San Diego sun

RIA event is all about making expensive business decisions

February 19, 2010 at 7:09 AM

Advent Software's five-year non-compete clause was not long enough to suppress Matt Abar

The executive Advent bought and buried is back with a vengeance

Matt Abar's second act looks formidable, say beta clients and industry experts

December 2, 2009 at 4:29 AM

Like Tom Turkey, many RIAs were thankful to survive 2009

Taking A Break From the Turkey?

RIABiz's top 10 stories from the past month offer a window into what RIAs care about

November 26, 2009 at 4:28 AM

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