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efficiencies by providing TAMP services within the firm’s platform. try. Its Advice Engine constantly scans advisors’ entire book of busi-
The Nucleus Model Marketplace gives advisors access to third- ness to identify upcoming advice opportunities, and upon identifying
party strategists through advisor-built unified managed accounts or one, alerts advisors via a task in their CRM and equips them with com-
preset UMA portfolios built by Advyzon that incorporate strategist pliance preapproved materials to leverage in rendering the advice.
sleeves, and through the Quantum Rebalancer.
BridgeFt
Amplify technology In 2022, BridgeFT launched
In 2022, Amplify rolled out five platform enhance- WealthTech API, which provides financial advisors with a suite of
ments. Trade Engine lets users buy and sell customizable tools and real-time multicustodial data aggregation
third-party model managers, ETFs, mutual funds designed to streamline their workflow, enhance the client experi-
and individual securities in a portfolio, in an account or in the ence and drive growth. In addition, the data provided are trade-
Rebalancer. Trade Command Center provides a uniform entry point ready, with the highest standard in the marketplace.
to multiple trading pathways, and a simplified trade blotter experi- BridgeFT’s normalization removes virtually all of the reconciliation
ence for monitoring trade workflows at a specified level for each events requiring human intervention and provides data consistency,
stakeholder within the firm. The dashboard that powers Advisor enabling organizations to power a single application with multiple
HUB and Enterprise iQ minimizes the need to access various points data sources. This integration lets enterprises simplify their data man-
of data across the platform. Advanced Tax Loss Harvesting accom- agement processes, spending resources on efforts that differentiate
panies a user through each pathway within Trade Engine and pro- their product/service and not the data and application infrastructure.
actively signals a user to a potential tax-loss harvesting opportunity.
CAIs
Andes Wealth technologies CAIS is a platform for independent advisors who
Andes Wealth Technologies provides a seek better access to and education about alterna-
risk, analytics and behavioral finance platform to help financial tive investment funds and products. In 2022, the
advisors deliver personalized advice that machines, including firm launched the Asset Manager Experience solu-
AI, cannot deliver in order to demonstrate value and better serve tion, which provides actionable insights for managers who host these
clients. The firm’s Andes Wealth Platform, an integrated client products on its platforms. The dashboards give insights on activity by
onboarding and communication platform, has four pillars: risk advisor firms, and specifics on fund engagement and locations.
tolerance assessment, an investment policy statement generator, The firm also established the CAIS Advisor Council, a standing
behavioral finance and deep analytics. committee of veteran and next-generation RIAs and custodians, to
Together, these pillars form an integrated client onboard- provide guidance around improving independent advisors’ experi-
ing platform, with behavioral finance embedded throughout, ence through several new features and technical capabilities.
to take clients seamlessly from risk tolerance assessment to the
IPS. Financial advisors can now help clients fully understand all CogniCor technology
aspects of risk, including their own behavioral risk. During market CogniCor has launched an AI-enabled Meeting
turmoil, visualizing deep analytics can illustrate that risk is indeed Assistant, designed to automate meeting preparation, scheduling and
high in the short term, but is still aligned five to 10 years out. follow-up activities, and capture raw meeting notes as voice dictation
or text and use AI to turn them into standard wealth management
AssetBook tasks in the leading CRM systems. The firm developed Meeting
In 2022, AssetBook rolled out Valian, a Assistant in collaboration with a leading RIA firm and its recently
modern investor-facing solution that leverages the user interface launched Wealth Management Industry knowledge graph — concep-
and intuitive features of its flagship Pulse portfolio management tual maps that group together firm- and industry-specific topics, ter-
platform. Valian features SEC-compliant in-app chat capabilities, minology and content to give AI-enabled solutions a knowledge base
consolidated views of all accounts, biometric ID and robust per- for interpreting user intent and return guidance that fits their needs.
missioning, enabling clients to view their full financial situation
from a single source. It also helps advisors attract, nurture and dFd Partners
onboard prospects who are ready to become clients. DFD Partners has created a platform that lever-
ages artificial intelligence and machine learning
Bento engine to match an asset manager with a product fit to
Bento helps financial advisors systematically a wealth manager with a product need. The DFD.AI platform,
and proactively deliver critical advice during which has a patent pending, puts financial advisors ahead of their
“moments that matter” in their clients’ and prospects’ lives. Through competitors by enabling them to meet clients’ growing demand for
its application program interface, its technology connects into the unique and differentiated investment solutions that reflect their
leading customer relationship management systems across the indus- cultural and personal beliefs.

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