Are Portfolios-to-Go Threatening Full-Service Brokerage and Advisory Firms?
Posted by William Byrnes on April 27, 2011
A growing number of consumers are opting for pre-packaged, low-cost portfolio managers. Portfolio-to-go companies can, at least nominally, provide many of the same services as full-service brokerage firms, since the companies are registered as either investment advisors or broker-dealers. And minimal overhead and services allow them to offer those services without the “high” price tag at brick-and-mortar institutions.
Portfolios-to-go have exploded in popularity recently, bringing in over $3 billion in assets over the past three years. Read this two-page article by linking to AdvisorOne – a National Underwriters Summit Business open-access original content wealth management news portal.
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