Robo advisors

It's expected that digital platforms will help advisors focus their offerings to serve specific client segments.

Customers will have two investment options: an ETF-only portfolio and one that includes actively managed mutual funds, along with index funds.

Banks are racing to incorporate new technology to fend off new entrants seeking to steal established firms’ customers.

The 529 market has nearly doubled over the past five years, reaching a record-high $227 billion in AUM by the end of 2015.

The firm's relatively modest-sized army of advisers is more productive than any of its competitors. In 2015, the average Raymond James adviser produced $387,733, beating Cetera, its closest rival, by more than $56,000.

The industrywide gain in fee income is a welcome development given the new fiduciary rule--see how firms are preparing for new regulations as well as new competition.

The fiduciary rule flips wealth management on its head, especially in the bank channel. Smaller books will be just one response at Cetera.

The adviser's job is about to get harder, and some old dogs are going to have to learn new tricks in order to survive.

Why advisers should step up their game as the industry goes robo.

The latest deal with heavyweights including Eaton Vance challenges industry predictions that robos would die off.

Are you using a robo adviser with clients? Be prepared to understand the inner workings of your digital tools, says Hardeep Walia, CEO of Motif Investing.

Advisors able to analyze client data will be able to predict financial behavior, says Jud Bergman, Envestnet's chief executive.

Previous investors were happy to let a Canadian firm be the sole investor, says Bill Harris, CEO of Personal Capital.

While large brokerage firms pilot digital advice platforms, D.A. Davidson is holding back to see what works and doesn’t, says a top executive.

The firm is not launching a standalone robo service, but says new technology will empower its roughly 7,100 advisers to better meet client needs.

Ellevest considers factors affecting women such as the gender pay gap, earnings power over time, risk preferences, longer lifespans and caretaking responsibilities.

Keeping up with the pace of change in the wealth management industry involves blending holistic advice and a digitally enhanced practice.

Most clients interested in artificial intelligence-enhanced software are in the broker-dealer and RIA markets.

The move broadens its line of digital advice offerings to better serve a variety of clients, says Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO Mark Tibergien.

Wealthbalancer's developers say the multiple question approach employed by competing platforms is too general.