Goldman Sachs’ newly built robo is locked and loaded. The question is, where will its sights be trained?
Rachel Schnoll, the new head of Goldman’s RIA platform FinLife CX, has said that the firm is considering launching the robo to compete for retail clients, but it was now eyeing it as an additional tool for independent advisors as well.
“Advisors struggle with small clients and what to do with them. So one of the things that we've been thinking about adding is a robo to help advisors with their small clients. This is something that Goldman Sachs has actually built. We just haven't deployed yet,” Schnoll said
She also indicated that instead of piling into a crowded retail investment landscape, Goldman may instead decide to launch the robo on its FinLife platform, which came along with the
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