Advicent Solutions

The first traces of what is now Advicent Solutions began in 1969 when Gus Hansch, a CFP® known as “the father of financial planning,” sought a better way to assist his clients than using a yellow notepad. This innovative spirit and desire to improve the financial planning process led to Hansch’s development of the software that would eventually become Financial Profiles. Thirty-seven years later, Emerging Information Systems Inc. (EISI) purchased Financial Profiles to complement NaviPlan®, its pioneering software solution for financial planners, advisors and enterprises. With its purchase of Profiles, EISI created a comprehensive financial planning software offering that included the NaviPlan® financial planning tool, Profiles Professional™ and Profiles Forecaster™.

In 2011, EISI was acquired by Zywave, a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology solutions for the insurance industry. In 2012 Advisor Briefcase® was released to give advisors modern and flexible client communication options, including email newsletters, brochures and more. In 2013, Zywave Financial renamed itself as Advicent Solutions and divested its insurance division – solidifying its exclusive focus on the financial services industry.

In 2014, Advicent acquired leading Dutch financial services provider, Figlo, to expand its interactive, client-facing technology to strengthen the advisor-client relationship. The Figlo acquisition lead to the release of two new tools in 2015. The first was Narrator™ application builder, a configurable application that allows firms to tell their story using their specific style and strategy. Figlo™ interactive planning tool was also released to the U.S. market as a way to allow advisors to provide more collaborative, client-centric plans. The Figlo acquisition also expanded Advicent’s presence beyond North America and positioned the company to pioneer the future of financial planning.