Articles tagged "Betterment"
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The odd and open courtship between the SEC and robo-advisors plays out again -- this time at an SEC-hosted webcast panel in Washington, D.C.
Mary Jo White introduced a forum with representatives from FutureAdvisor, Betterment and Personal Capital who mostly just nodded in assent at each other
November 15, 2016 at 10:22 PM
Andy Rachleff takes back CEO spot at Wealthfront at critical juncture
Adam Nash bows out after overseeing growth to $4.5 billion of AUM
October 31, 2016 at 11:34 PM
Why robo-advisors meet the lofty fiduciary standard when so few humans can, according to an opinion written by Betterment's outside counsel
Automated advisors only know you so well -- but it's enough and you know exactly what you're getting, says a paper written by Morgan Lewis attorneys
October 7, 2016 at 2:11 PM
Two years after the $199 million FolioDynamix sale, Aaron Schumm jumps back in the B2B RIA game but not to compete -- yet
Staked to $4.5M of F-Prime and FinTech Collective cash, Vestwell will stay in 401(k) for now but roll its business model over soon enough to IRAs
October 4, 2016 at 6:22 PM
FolioDynamix president uses conference to KO robos and call them a 'free beta test'
A half-full message on DOL rules is the federal mandate to ask clients about held-away assets as a matter of fiduciary responsibility
September 23, 2016 at 6:23 PM
How Personal Capital got a stunning $1-billion AUM boost in six months -- after gathering its first $2 billion over six years
CEO BIll Harris says part of the secret is hiring human advisors to stoke referrals
September 21, 2016 at 9:12 PM
Betterment makes Goldman Sachs and Vanguard partners as it shifts into higher RIA gear
With advisors demanding to get back in the driver's seat, the robo's RIA chief, Tom Kimberly goes for two big-name model portfolio strategists under the 'Betterment for Advisors' brand
September 14, 2016 at 1:29 PM
Why legacy firms that buy robos in haste show no signs of urgency after they take title
Too much hustle and ambition can be as harmful as too little, according Jasen Yang's closely argued analysis
September 1, 2016 at 10:30 PM
Betterment wins Uber account from under the nose of its Silicon Valley robo-rivals
The New York robo-advisor won the mega de facto pension plan of the San Francisco-based hail-a-ride app maker
August 24, 2016 at 1:05 PM
Talent exodus hits Wealthfront including heads of product, marketing and compliance
Elliot Shmukler is credited with much of the product development that vaulted the robo from $150 million to $3.5 billion
July 26, 2016 at 10:08 PM
Betterment makes CFO hire with $20 billion AUM 'line of sight' and IPO mindfulness
As the NYC robo hits $5 billion ahead of its rivals, Amy Shapero will deploy hundreds of millions en route to a stock symbol
July 15, 2016 at 5:54 PM
E*Trade finds now the right time to launch its e-advice robo with an 'active' twist
The New York-based discount broker means to put $1-million minimum-bogey institutional funds in the hands of retail investors
July 8, 2016 at 11:11 PM
Betterment explains why its Brexit-sparked trading halt on Friday wasn't 'suspended' trading
The $4.8-billion robo-advisor frames its trading actions in terms of discretionary management of assets but the prerogative it asserts puts RIA clients in a tight spot
June 28, 2016 at 10:43 PM
Betterment shut down trading post-Brexit to dodge 'trading blindly into extraordinary volatility'
The New York-based robo takes a 150-minute time-out saying to do otherwise would have been 'irresponsible'
June 24, 2016 at 7:08 PM
The inverted reverence dynamic at The In|Vest event and why Bill Crager is so over it
Tomorrow is here: Wirehouse execs and IBM types play groupies as robo-founders leaned back in their chairs
