The post Ep. 132: Why a Data Warehouse Strategy is Table Stakes with Randy Bullard, Charles River Development appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

 “When we have that kind of conversation, everybody agrees oh my gosh, if you can use that data then add value in tax management, that’s fantastic. And then the next question is, Okay, so where does that data live in your organization? And the eyes glaze and roll back. Most firms have not really thought […]

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The post Ep. 131: The Tower of Babel Webinar Recap with Jeff Marsden, Xtiva appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

Click here and schedule a Discovery Session to find out how Ezra Group can help your fintech firm grow revenue in the wealth management space. Come on in, sit back and relax, you’re listening to episode 131 of the WealthTech Today podcast. I’m your host, Craig Iskowitz, founder of Ezra Group consulting, and this podcast […]

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The post Ep. 130: The Perils of Layering Multiple Data Source, with Rob Klapprodt, Vestmark appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

“Now, you and I both remember the cost basis legislation, that was a while ago. Since then, at least there is a source of good accurate cost basis information. But to this day, we see situations where firms have layered on a portfolio management or rebalancing or trading system on top of a core system […]

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The post Ep. 129: Garbage In, Garbage Out – Getting Your Client Data in Good Order with John Mackowiak appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

“I think when we look at recommendations, best practices, at the end of the day, these projects are garbage in, garbage out. You do want to do everything you can on the front end to make sure that your data is in good order, before providing it to a new provider for migration. Throw us […]

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The post Ep. 128: February WealthTech News appeared first on and was written by Elana Iskowitz.

Come on in, sit back, relax and enjoy episode 128 of the WealthTech Today podcast. I’m your host, Craig Iskowitz, the founder and CEO of Ezra Group Consulting. Over the past 17 years, we’ve worked with hundreds of FinTech vendors and enterprise wealth management firms to guide them towards making better business and technology decisions. […]

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The post Ep. 127: $1 Million Worth of Platform Consolidation Advice from Kevin Adams, Edward Jones appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

“I think back to when I entered this industry, myself, back in the late 90s, at Merrill Lynch, where we did build everything. And the reason we built everything is because there wasn’t large commercial vendors in this space. There wasn’t a lot of startups there wasn’t fintechs per se. So we had to build […]

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The post Ep. 126: The 3 Biggest Pain Points of Platform Consolidation with Molly Weiss, Envestnet appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

“I think that there’s an assumption that the acquiring platform that you then have to adapt everyone to, that that’s not always going to lead to the most successful consolidation or project. I think it is sometimes about thinking about it like a new platform. So let’s look at the processes holistically for something like […]

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The post Ep. 125: The Holy Grail of Platform Consolidation with Anton Honikman, MyVest appeared first on and was written by Craig Iskowitz.

“If you think about platform consolidation, maybe you think about platform consolidation in terms of the abstraction layer. So you can still keep the trust accounting platform and the agency platform intact and use the managed accounts program, unified technology as a means of spanning those. And that is hard again, but it does provide […]

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