Robo-Advisors


Wealthfront Stock Plunges After First Earnings Report Since IPO

Wealthfront reported earnings for the first time since the stock made its trading debut in an IPO in December.

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Charles Schwab Phases Out Hybrid Robo-Advisor

The company is dropping its premium-tier offering but maintaining its stand-alone digital service for clients.

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Wealthfront IPO: Stock Gets a Bump, but Not a Pop in Trading Debut

The company is the first publicly-traded robo-advisor and it got a $2.7 billion valuation in its first day of trading.

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Wells Fargo, Robinhood Top New Rankings for Digital Wealth Management

New J.D. Power rankings of customer satisfaction with financial websites and apps credits top performers with sleek and intuitive designs that didn’t pile on too many features.

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Another Robo-Advisor Bites the Dust. U.S. Bank Shuts Down Automated Investor.

U.S. Bank’s move comes after UBS, JPMorgan Chase, and other companies have rethought their approach to digital advice.

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Pioneering Robo-Advisor Betterment Just Launched DIY Stock Trading. Here's Why.

Investors increasingly don’t want to choose between DIY and financial advice—they want both, according to Betterment CEO Sarah Levy.

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Robinhood Robo-Advisor Hits $1 Billion in Assets 6 Months After Launch

The company’s digital advice service is gaining traction with customers.

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Robo-Advisor SigFig Rebrands as It Looks Beyond Digital Advice

The company now known as Tandems is focusing on providing software that will improve financial advisor productivity.

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Robo-Advisors Get a Boost From International Stocks. How the Best Portfolios Rank.

The robo from Interactive Brokers got a boost from international stocks, while Robinhood’s robo is picking individual stocks.

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Robo-Advisor Wealthfront Files for Confidential IPO

The company is one of the pioneers of digital advice and has $85 billion in total client assets.

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This AI Trader Bought Meta Stock and Dumped Eli Lilly

Traders now can have an AI stockpicker make those tough investment decisions

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UBS to Close Robo-Advisor, Joining Big Banks’ Retreat From Digital Advice

The company launched the robo-advisor in 2018, aiming to serve clients with smaller sums to invest.

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Betterment Wants More RIAs as Customers. It’s Buying This Software Firm to Attract Them.

The company wants to win more business from independent financial advisors and thinks Rowboat’s portfolio management solutions will have appeal.

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Why Wealthfront’s CEO Doesn’t Fear Vanguard and Schwab

The 39-year-old CEO of robo-advisor Wealthfront says his company’s technology is ahead of its bigger rivals.

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