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Jeff Yabuki, ex-Fiserv CEO, completes a clean sweep of 'InvestCloud' to a Fiserv-esque future.

After three years -- and $2.5 billion -- trying to make an Envestnet killer out of InvestCloud, Motive Partners goes owner-operator when CEO search comes up empty

Motive hopes Jeff Yabuki, 66, can restore magic after old InvestCloud management put the 'icing before the cake' in the eyes of one analyst.

January 23, 2024 at 2:07 AM

Bernie Clark: We’re going to take this platform to new heights.

Schwab's agonizingly long, methodical process to absorb near 8,000 TD Ameritrade RIA custody accounts into its own system is odds-on to yield a sweet result over Labor Day

Schwab Advisor Services still faces the stiff challenge of cultural assimilation but would-be detractors (like trade publications and even competitors) see little possibility it'll bungle Labor Day's switchover and its worst-case scenario on RIA attrition of 5% seems like a 'major win'

September 1, 2023 at 2:23 AM

Doug Fritz: They really just knocked my socks off.

F2 Strategy's urgent purchase of much larger Oakbrook Solutions has an RIA twist --it adds reach to equip big RIAs with the chops to compete against trust banks for trust fund kids

The wildly hiring Santa Cruz OCTO still needed capacity, people to implement its ideas and weaponry to help RIAs manufacture trust fund kids

June 19, 2023 at 8:56 PM

John Wise may have run out the Motive clock on delivering his vision.

InvestCloud CEO John Wise and management team ousted after VC investors grow impatient for long-promised deliverables that always seemed just over the rainbow

Dubbed an 'Envestnet killer,' the LA company has yet to deliver disruption from its $1 billion VC investment combined with roughly $1.5 billion of other motley gems.

April 26, 2023 at 11:25 PM

Ron Carson: At Carson, this all points to becoming a single source of truth for our clients.

With AUM growth stalled since Bain bought $290-million stake in 2021, Carson Wealth is seeking greener 401(k) pastures by choosing Vestwell's 'dirt cheap' fees

The Omaha, Neb., RIA slid below $19 billion by end of 2022 but has a deal with Vestwell to encourage its RIAs to seek 401(k) plans

January 18, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Stephanie Link made a key hire to allow Hightower to deliver an alternative to vanilla alternative investments.

Tuning its 'machine' business model, Hightower Advisors just hired an ex-Carlyle due-diligence maven for alts investing to offer an alternative to the CAIS and iCapital standard inventory

The $141-billion AUA Chicago aggregator sees a big future of $50-million-and-up UHNW clients, and it want to maximize RIA access to premier alts managers.

August 2, 2022 at 2:24 AM

Oleg Tishkevich: Right now, it's basically for geeks. We want it more turnkey for developers like [the way] Azure or AWS [do it].

Oleg Tishkevich makes two familiar, key ex-TD Ameritrade hires as INVENT hits 20,000 users and shifts into high gear to serve RIAs

The INVENT CEO and founder gets Craig Uhlenkott and James Byers to hone RIA product fit for a more turnkey developer package to go with pre-existing app store.

June 16, 2022 at 2:16 AM

Doug Fritz: 'I don't make cold calls. I have no prospect list.'

Doug Fritz's startup in Santa Cruz is a surfing safari that is beginning to make waves by providing billion-plus RIAs with software shock troops

The former Wells Fargo and First Republic wealth tech guy now has an F2 team of 20-plus scattered nationally for his outsourced chief technology officer business.

November 23, 2021 at 2:07 AM

Jon Porter has used Addepar since 2010. Kicked out of the pilot-user nest last year, he is now a paying customer.

Addepar finally makes friends with Fidelity and reboots its RIA service, again -- helped by a key ex-Tamarac hire

The $1.3-trillion performance software maker hired Samuel King, former Tamarac service chief and wins -- for keeps -- big RIA users as it puts its science project reputation aside to prosper

April 24, 2019 at 7:44 PM

Rob Goldstein: Acorns is a pioneer in creating innovative ways to engage investors in a mobile-first world.

Mindful of 'Snapchat' dynamic, BlackRock takes big Acorns stake after the micro-robo wins 2.2 million investors in 12 months

The $6.3-trillion asset manager led the $50-million round to ensure a foothold at LA-based firm with an app that onboards 6,000 investors daily

May 24, 2018 at 3:28 AM

Greg Friedman (r., with Doug Fritz):This used to be a much more collaborative industry.

Greg Friedman rallies RIAs at Junxure conference -- then news of Envestnet-FolioDynamix deal turns up the heat

The $2-trillion platform consolidation stunned open architecture-minded CRM-users who suspect bundling's advantages may quickly turn to diminishing returns

October 2, 2017 at 9:00 PM

Jud Bergman: It's a company we know well.

Hitting home run, Envestnet buys FolioDynamix creating '$2-trillion' super-platform

The Chicago-based giant outsourcer buys its closest competitor for $195 million -- less than what hastily liquidating Actua paid years ago

September 25, 2017 at 11:27 PM

Lloyd Blankfein is channeling his inner Marcus to find a retail groove for Goldman Sachs.

As Goldman Sachs' badly kept secret about branding an advice robot leaks out, Goldman-watchers see contours of Lloyd Blankfein's grand if 'scattergun' virtual advice strategy take shape

The NYC investment bank's CEO may be saving the Goldman brand for last after smart beta ETFs, Honest Dollar, Motif and 'Marcus by Goldman Sachs' are up and running

March 30, 2017 at 7:20 PM

Eric Poirier: You don't want to be orphaned.

Addepar secures Morgan Stanley account by winning a test of wills and unleashing a small army on Manhattan

Despite initial skeptics, industry pressure pushes first wirehouse into line, but will others feel the burn?

January 18, 2017 at 9:29 PM

Brett Thorne: It is always up to the individual advisor working with the client to assess the client’s goals and to help the client get the right investments.

RBC Wealth Management adds NextCapital to its robo lineup with a head-scratching explanation about its earlier pick of FutureAdvisor

It appears Rob Foregger's robo-come-lately has leapfrogged its bigger, better-funded automated portfolio offering -- although the 'why' of it is open to interpretation

November 21, 2016 at 6:51 PM

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