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SMArtX goes to Plan B -- freemium -- after phenomenal asset growth slows dramatically, but 'free' comes at a price, analyst says

The West Palm Beach, Fla., TAMP launches new strategy after it riveted the industry by adding $25 billion in two years before coming back to earth.

Author Oisin Breen July 11, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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Evan Rapoport: This is an offering at no cost like nothing the street has ever seen.
Brooke Southall and Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.

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Evan Rapoport

Evan Rapoport

July 13, 2023 — 9:25 PM
The editors comments and title here are highly inaccurate. 8B+ in net new assets is far from ‘mortal growth.’ (The editor seems to forget the market was down 20% last year) To put that in perspective, it is more than many TAMPs have under management in total. Second, this is not a Plan B, but rather a differentiated offering for a broader marketplace. SMArtX continues to thrive and sign enterprise clients. The editors comments here are either designed for Clickbait or there is some other reasoning for writing these inaccurate characterizations, but they are simply outright wrong and misleading.

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September 15, 2023 at 2:13 AM

SMArtX is loading up on Envestnet talent as re-peopling rolls on -- post Morningstar disruption -- with two hires from the Berwyn, Pa., TAMP

The West Palm Beach, Fla., TAMP is getting Courtney Robertiello and Jacqueline Burke, and their staggering 29 years of experience for 'growth and innovation,' the company says.

July 4, 2024 at 2:09 AM

SMArtX issues its own press release one day after Morningstar's ominous news about AssetMark deal -- that could yank $12 billion from SMArtX back to APL

The West Palm Beach, Fla., TAMP had the Chicago company as a white knight customer and VC backer but the vendor relationship might be in peril, analysts say

June 26, 2024 at 12:45 AM

Morningstar's sale of TAMP's $12-billion book-of-business to AssetMark ends two-year run that fell short on growth; whether RIAs stick or flee will determine fate of deal

Morningstar nets a cash windfall, a better distribution deal, and it reduces conflicts with its clients, but SMArtX is the likely loser, which will no longer administer Morningstar's TAMP assets.

June 24, 2024 at 11:48 PM

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Top Executive: Evan Rapoport



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