Automated investing

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.

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.