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Betterment rolls out free baseline human advice to all customers with a smartphone and no RIA and cuts price on premium advice offer

The New York-based robo-advisor will use CFPs to answer advice-related questions over a dedicated chat app as part of the 25 basis points paid for asset management

Author Brooke Southall July 26, 2017 at 1:01 PM
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