401(k) PRACTICE A WHOLE BUNCH OF REASONS TO USE MORE 401(k) FINTECH By Editorial Staff " Advisors need to innovate or die, because the change in technology is relentless. " Jim O'Shaughnessy clearly (and thankfully) meant in a business sense, but the words chosen by the president of Sheridan Road Financial resonated with attendees of Excel 401(k): The Advisors' Conference in Las Vegas during a session dedicated to the future of the 401(k) space. A discussion of the future of anything will of course involve technology, and retirement plans are no exception. It's something 401(k) advisors have heard a gazillion times before, but if so, why are so many still stuck on spreadsheets and calculators (abaci)? ISSUE 4 2017 | 401kSpecialist.com 27http://www.401kSpecialist.com