Despite several projections about the future strength of digital advice, executives took to social media to express doubts that wealth management disruptors would remain standing—undone instead by private equity investor demands, tepid growth and evolved competition. To read the full article in FinancialPlanning, click: What Wealthfront’s Reported Valuation Drop Means for Indie Robo Advisors.
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Priding itself on being a technology company first, Betterment has learned it needs a deeper human touch to sustain its advisor platform. RIAs are often impressed by the slick interface of Betterment for Advisors, its contemporary user experience and the way it helps speed onboarding and back office tasks. But, the young firm can’t scale on technology alone. To read the full article in FinancialPlanning, click: To Woo Advisors, Betterment Takes to Hybrid Approach.