Robos deny impact from volatility on their AUM growth, straining credibility
AUM growth of first-generation robo-advisors dramatically slowed in light of market volatility, yet statements by robo advisors deny this fact, straining credibility. Financial Planning magazine published the deep dive into...Read More
The Problem With Robo-Advisors’ Use of Mean Variance Optimization
Letting machines that are essentially error maximizers automatically build investment portfolios is not a great idea. In fact, it’s a terrible idea for your clients. However, the first generation of...Read More
What To Focus On: First – Goals, And Only Then – Portfolio
When discussing investment plans with clients, it always makes perfect sense for an advisor to talk about ‘why’ before ‘how much’. The ‘why’ for the investor is always the goal....Read More
When Black Swans Meet Robo-Advisors
According to the recent 2014 Scottrade Advisor Survey, financial advisors are well aware of the robo-threat to their business. However, when asked about the potential problems with online portfolio management...Read More
How to Explain China’s Stock Market Crash to Your Clients
The latest article by Daniel Satchkov, president of RiXtrema, published in ThinkAdvisor magazine raises important questions about the recent crash in the China Stock Market: 1) What is driving these...Read More
“Who’s Your Robo?”
Bob Clark tells a story about a fouled-up online customer experience, and says that when things go wrong, you need a human in the loop to fix them. So he’s not worried...Read More