Oranj CEO David Lyon recently joined Ben Birken, CFP^® and Roger Pine, CFP^®, CFA on their Zebra Smash podcast. In true Zebra Smash podcast style, the conversation covered a lot of ground from the origins of Oranj to recent industry trends including commission free trading. Listen in for a few insights, laughs and some pontification!

Oranj announced that Franklin Templeton and Teton Advisors have joined the growing list of best-in-class asset managers who have made their model portfolios and products available on the free Oranj platform. Year-to-date, 5 asset managers and 1 sub-advisor have joined the Oranj marketplace, bringing the total number of products and models to nearly 1,600.

As advisors sign up for Oranj's free software, they now have the option to leverage free customized, hands-on support.  The Oranj Client Success team is on point to help advisors get quickly and efficiently setup on the Oranj platform and maximize their use of the software. Following the advisor's initial onboarding, the Client Success Team will continue to work closely with them to ensure a good client experience.

Oranj, an end-to-end wealth management solution that helps independent financial advisors streamline business and create a collaborative digital experience for their clients, today announced the launch of its real-time notifications feature. This new feature enables advisors and their clients to receive critical notifications via text and email without having to log in to the Oranj platform. The real-time notifications feature is available immediately on the Oranj platform, which is free and easy to use. Plus, based on requests from advisors using the platform, a number of other features were also rolled out including an enhanced insurance dashboard, bulk tagging and new notes capabilities in client contact records

At the eighth annual Rocktoberfest-Chicago, Oranj and ALTSO are partnering to unite a select group of financial services professionals and fintech colleagues for a night of rock & roll and acoustic music to raise money to provide free prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, and properly fitted wheelchairs for children. The 2019 Rocktoberfest-Chicago is being held Oct. 10, 2019, at the City Winery, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Oranj house band, Oranj Crush, will be performing. Band members include:

●  Lauri Hofherr, Head of Product Development, Oranj - Guitar and vocals
●  Jennifer Manske, Client Success Manager, Oranj - Vocals and keyboards
●  Kevin Thomas, Software Engineer, Oranj - Guitar and vocals
●  Clay Wilson, Associate Product Manager, Oranj - Bass guitar
●  Max Albekier, Technical Support Specialist, Oranj - Percussion
●  Mike Johnson, Head of Engineering, Oranj - Guitar

Oranj CEO David Lyon joined Doug Heikkinen on the IRIS Permission to Succeed podcast to discuss the future of financial services, why fee-models need to change drastically and how Oranj is helping financial advisors thrive in today's challenging environment. Check it out!