William Hortz is president and dean of the Institute for Innovation Development (IID), an educational and business development organization for members determined to grow their businesses in a world of constant change. Run as a social enterprise, the Institute is dedicated to making innovation best practices a vital cornerstone for members’ business growth. He also is founder of Strategic Account Management Solutions Inc. and previously worked for OppenheimerFunds, Countrywide Investments and Peregrine Asset Management.
The recent sixth annual Synapse Summit in Tampa sparked a great deal of community excitement and creative engagement.
How advisors are integrating, or even in some cases, leading with tax planning and mitigation services.
Vance Howard of Howard Capital discusses how to redefine investors' mutual fund and ETF experience by increasing investor confidence and lessening emotional decision-making.
Gold investing offers a diverse marketplace of investment options and approaches for investors.
The Client Life Management business model focuses firm goals towards more comprehensive client engagement and investing financially, culturally and strategically in client experience.
Russell Schultz of Schultz Financial Group discusses his firm's holistic and carefully integrated family and business wealth planning approach.
Dan Sondhelm of Sondhelm Partners discusses the strategy behind sales and marketing integration.
Scott Reddel of Accenture discusses longevity, generative AI and the changing advisor workforce.
Welcome to our best financial services innovation articles and thought leadership discussions that the Institute for Innovation Development developed throughout 2023.
This is a great case study on how advisors can work together to become disruptors and create innovative investment and business solutions together.
Two industry experts discuss what you should know about the high yield market today.
There are specialized resources and training available for advisors to help their clients and their family members through opioid addiction.
Investing during a time of accelerating rates of business change and rapid innovation across all industries is fraught with complex challenges.
How financial firms can develop a strategy to drive future growth.
How generative AI is being applied to financial services.