Tag: Vanguard
Posted on November 9, 2021
Vanguard Digital Advisor is the new robo advisor offered by the industry-heavyweight, Vanguard. This service is the new digital-only alternative to Vanguard’s popular hybrid-advisor offering, Vanguard Personal Advisor Services. Vanguard for some time now has been the pioneer of low-cost investing, and now it has its own fully-automated robo advisor.
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Posted on May 26, 2021
- In 2020, the wealth-tech industry raised over $3.7 billion in new funding
- Betterment grew its AUM from approximately $18 billion in 2020 to over $28 billion
- Schwab experienced 51% growth in digitally advised assets
- Walmart is partnering with Ribbit Capital, a large Robinhood backer, to launch a service called Hazel
Posted on March 9, 2021
- The volatility of 2020 made for an interesting case study to observe robo advisor rebalancing
- Some accounts showed decisive rebalancing trades when the market was most fearful, displaying the merits of automatic robo advisor rebalancing
- We estimate that select robo advisors in our study earned an additional 0.50% to 1.50% due to automatic rebalancing in 2020
Posted on August 26, 2020
- At the end of 2019, we estimate that robo advisors had approximately $631 billion of assets under management (AUM)
- The breakdown includes $247 billion with incumbents, $50 billion with independents, and $334 billion with robo retirement providers
- Our “Top 5” group experienced a 38% year-over-year increase through the end of 2019
Posted on June 4, 2020
Overview:
The robo-advice industry has led the way in changing the financial services industry to benefit the average investor. Robo-advice attributes like accessibility, low cost, and low minimums have dramatically impacted the investment management space and are now branching out to other areas including cash management, banking services, and retirement income solutions.
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Posted on June 3, 2020
The Emergence and Spread of Robo Advice
Robo advice as we know it today first emerged into the mainstream in 2008 when Betterment and Wealthfront were founded and later launched digitally managed portfolios with low fees and minimums. In 2015, Schwab launched its Schwab Intelligent Portfolios and Vanguard launched its Personal Advisor Services. Since then, robo-advice products have become ubiquitous among financial institutions. Here, we intend to take a look back at the industry, how its evolution is impacting individual investors, and what investors can expect next from these innovative products.
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