Robo advisors

Facet Wealth acquires small clients from advisory firms, with the promise that it will operate as a partner rather than as a competitor.

To keep pace with its peers, Morgan Stanley is ramping up its online offerings in banking and wealth management.

Digital tools that help wealth management clients manage their emotions, he says, will have a big impact on the planning industry.

Early adopters of artificial intelligence are expecting substantial increases in profitability, according to a new survey.

The bank is selling the technology behind its U.K.-based digital advice business to SigFig, a Silicon Valley startup.

As robo advice expands into other services, such as debt management, the stakes rise to become a hub for a client's entire paycheck and financial life.

Firms should update their online and mobile applications — bigger font sizes, perhaps — to ensure their offerings are accessible to older customers.

The service gives clients 100 free trades in the first year, free equity research and the ability to earn unlimited free trading.

Feeding a constant flow of launches are predictions that digital-first advice firms will manage over $4 trillion in the next two years.

Collecting information about tobacco use and exercise, gives advisors a better idea about planning for long-term medical care.

Employees from the independent robo — from marketers to engineers — are being paired up with customers to have informal chats, ranging from improving the user experience to suggesting new financial offerings in the platform.

The independent robo is now offering advisors paperless account rollovers for clients that can be completed in a minute.

A new entrant from Singapore vies for attention in a market that already includes offerings from robo advisors and custodians.

Blucora CEO John Clendening says the cuts to head count should taper off by next year, when the firm will have dropped as many as 1,000 reps in 16 months.

Wealthfront factors in linked investment and retirement accounts for those who want to take a lengthy sabbatical.

A large portion of the company’s 100 million-plus Prime subscribers fit the same profile as mutual fund buyers, Sanford C. Bernstein analysts say.

InvestmentPOD now has the backing of Mariner Wealth Advisors, Covenant, and Brighton Jones.

Here’s what the two seemingly contradictory trends mean for advisors.

The new competition asks innovators to take client experience to the next level.

Bradley Leimer, Moderator, Managing Director and Head of Fintech Strategy Explorer Advisory & Capital, Dann Bibas, CEO, Fountain, Deborah Owens, CEO, WealthyU, Saad Zariff, Vice President of North America, Wahed Invest LLC.