Biography
Founder and CEO of The Rudin Group, April J. Rudin is widely acknowledged as a top marketing strategist for the U/HNW, wealth-management and wealthtech sectors. Distinguished by her ability to forecast and leverage critical trends and her expertise in brand differentiation, she leads a firm, now in its 15th year, that designs bespoke marketing campaigns for some of the world's leading wealth-management firms, fintechs/wealthtechs, and family offices; campaigns that strengthen brand value and drive client acquisition. Rudin is recognized by IBM as an "Influencer" in wealth management and fintech, and is a regularly featured source of expert commentary to international news and business outlets, trade publications, and broadcast media. She produces the CFA Institute’s Annual Outlook for US Wealth Management; and speaks about wealth, next-gen, and fintech at conferences in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Rudin has created an extensive repertoire of thought leadership that has appeared in Forbes, Huffington Post, American Banker, Enterprising Investor, Family Wealth Report, Fundfire, and Wealthmanagement.com, and heads the editorial board for NexChange, a global fintech start-up based in Hong Kong. A member of Board for First Rate,and WealthBriefing, she also serves as a judge for the FT Wealthtech awards, Family Wealth Report’s Annual Wealth Management Industry Awards, Finovate and others. Rudin is the mother of two sons who are quick to point out that they considered her an influencer well before IBM did.
The instability and uncertainty of recent years demonstrate how vital it is to look beyond traditional securities and embrace a flexible mindset.
After a down year for financial markets, investors’ priorities have naturally shifted from growing their assets to preserving their wealth.
Almost three quarters of HNWIs worldwide have expressed confidence in crypto.
The pandemic has made meetings more personal, technology more integral, and advice more holistic.
The wealth management industry needs to see itself as a holistic provider of advice and money management for everyone.
Wealth managers should give as much weight to return on inertia as they do return on investment, says April J. Rudin.
How do you make your LinkedIn profile attractive and compelling? You can start with these easy first steps.
The room for partnerships in 2019 extends throughout the wealth-management pipeline, says April J. Rudin.
"People should not underestimate the South African market or write it off due to recent disappointments," Marilize Lansdell tells April J. Rudin.
April Rudin, founder and president of The Rudin Group, spoke about the disconnect between clients and firms; the "new" client experience; and why she believes 2018 will be the “Year of the Client," in an interview with Lauren Foster.