Orion-Schwab Integrations Include Direct RMD Calculations

News November 19, 2024 at 05:56 PM
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Orion and Charles Schwab unveiled a set of enhanced technology integrations and workflows Tuesday aimed at boosting advisor efficiency, including in the calculation of required minimum distributions for clients’ tax-deferred accounts.

The enhancements, announced on the first day of Schwab’s annual Impact Conference in San Francisco, are also intended to help advisors securely access important ancillary client data and open accounts in a more efficient manner.

“By providing more streamlined access to critical custodian data, we’re enabling advisors to spend less time on operational tasks and more time focused on their clients and growing their businesses,” Orion CEO Natalie Wolfsen said in a statement.

The enhanced RMD functionality is being made available through Orion’s portfolio view service. It allows advisors to pull RMD calculations directly from Schwab, ensuring accuracy and eliminating manual processes. Advisors can update RMD amounts, review statuses such as "on track" or "off track," and manage distribution frequency to satisfy RMD requirements.

Additionally, within the Orion RMD dashboard, advisors can view if an account has a systematic distribution method set up to ensure that RMD requirements are fully met.

With the data enhancements, advisors who use Orion for Schwab account opening will see up to a 30% increase in the number of data fields that automatically populate in new account opening paperwork. This should result in a more efficient experience throughout the new account opening process, according to Wolfsen.

These integrated workflows are available to Orion advisors who custody with Schwab and can be leveraged inside Orion platforms including Redtail CRM, Orion's Advisor Portal and Salesforce via the portfolio view integrations.

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