As a senior technology consultant at Commonwealth, I belong to more than 30 e-mail distribution groups. If I add up all the notifications, team correspondence, company correspondence, and direct correspondence I receive, I’m sorting up to 200 e-mails a day! Does this e-mail overload sound familiar?

Do you ever think about how many hours you spend each day in front of screens? Laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets, and (of course) televisions utterly dominate our attention spans—and our eyes. Think about it: You wake up, check your phone or computer for e-mail and news, drive to the office where you’ll likely put in another eight hours in front of a screen, and then go home to unwind with some television while your smartphone sits in your lap.

With the influx of high-speed mobile networks and the near-infinite number of Wi-Fi hot spots, we’re witnessing rapid evolution in the financial services industry. Gone are the days of being chained to your office, filing cabinets, desk phones, and desktop computers. Between the ubiquity of smartphones and the rising popularity of tablets, the modern advisor is available anytime, anywhere, and through any device.