Assetmark’s WealthBuilder is a Next Level Technology Experience for Advisors
“[We] can see the writing on the wall. The real debate is not over whether to run, but over how far and how fast.” — Charles Stross, British writer Asset managers have seen the writing on the wall. It’s not enough to just push products and expect to continue gather assets. Advisors’ expectations are increasingly […]
3 Thoughts on Why Invesco Acquiring Jemstep Was A Smart Move
I’ve been a big fan of Jemstep for quite a while now. I first met their president, Simon Roy, at a T3 conference a few years ago when he was on a panel of robo-platform providers. (See 4 Robo-Platforms Go Head-to-Head at T3 Conference) While Jemstep started out with a short-lived direct to consumer model and then […]
FolioDynamix Snapped Up for $200 Million in Cash
In one of the most unusual transactions that I have seen in wealth management, a firm with zero industry footprint has laid out a boatload of cash to buy a rising star platform provider. As reported in an article (What Latest Turnkey Acquisition Means for Industry) in FundFire: Actua Corporation, a publicly traded firm which […]
