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Ric Edelman with wife Jean are cutting the cord to their firm after 36 years in the RIA business.

Ric Edelman removes a major impediment to his firm's future growth--himself--the last act in a 36-year career that will leave Edelman Financial Engines to fend for itself

It must 'demonstrate that it can operate and grow without me,' says Edelman, who pulled the trigger on his departure, following the company's recapitalization.

July 6, 2021 at 2:32 PM

Ric Edelman sold shares at the $7.3 billion valuation on a proportional basis to  Hellman & Friedman.

Edelman Financial Engines shuns an IPO, but (likely) raises hundreds of millions dollars at a staggering $7.3-billion IPO valuation, despite fresh DOL 401(k) headwinds

The willingness of Warburg Pincus to re-up on the $260-billion AUM manager of RIA and 401(k) assets means Hellman Friedman can de-risk and crank up growth.

March 17, 2021 at 2:08 AM

Larry Raffone: We needed a technology partner that could match our size and scale.

How Schwab Advisor Services managed to keep (the better part of) Edelman Financial Engines' $30-billion RIA account after sweating out an RFP

The Westlake, Texas company convinced Edelman CEO Larry Raffone that size matters -- bolstered by service agreements, happy fees and promises to keep up on technology.

February 3, 2021 at 3:23 AM

Ric Edelman: We're confident the outcome of this RFP process will be very beneficial for our clients, and our planners and staff who serve them.

Ric Edelman throws his RIA's $30 billion-plus retail asset custody accounts up for grabs with anchor custodians -- TD and E*Trade -- set to be swallowed whole by Schwab and Morgan Stanley

The Edelman Financial Engines co-founder expresses 'confidence in the RFP process,' and sources say the leading contender may be Apex Clearing.

September 24, 2020 at 2:02 AM

Ed Mercier: Purchasing the broker-dealer from Edelman helps ensure that we can continue to work with our RIA partners without subscriptions or contracts.

How Edelman Financial Engines spin-off deal became a RetireOne engine that's heating up the RIA annuity game again

The fee-based annuities marketplace of Aria Retirement Solutions adds Edelman's broker-dealer, 6,000 clients, 'hundreds of millions' in client assets and an old hand

November 20, 2019 at 10:19 PM

Rob Foregger: Moving beyond the target date fund ... that’s the vision ... they're now antiquated.

New class of robos lay siege to 'antiquated' target-date-funds (TDF) market; even defender of the 401(k) citadel, Vanguard, sees handwriting on the wall

Fidelity, Ascensus, and Morningstar are all making 401(k) moves that could see automated advice replace the Vanguard-dominated TDF market but maybe Vanguard just woke up in time to cannibalize the market itself.

October 8, 2019 at 3:02 AM

John Bunch took a major role in 2016 when Financial Engines purchased his mutual fund retailer.

John Bunch is out at Financial Engines Advisors after merger integration 80% complete; 'big reveal,' relaunch planned in coming months

The No. 2 man at the $181-billion RIA built a uniform client experience, but now has a chance to be CEO of VC-backed firm based in his hometown

July 11, 2019 at 4:26 AM

Larry Raffone just got his life back as Financial Engines went private and shucked all those quarterly calisthenics.

Brooke's Bits: Financial Engines begins private life today; Yahoo!'s Wells Fargo take-down may misunderstand branded wealth managers

Three big brands come together under Hellman & Friedman tutelage and Yahoo! trashes model portfolio use at elite Wells unit, but may be unaware of norms

July 20, 2018 at 3:38 AM

Aaron Schumm:  [We want] to work with advisors versus displacing them.

Vestwell makes hard-charging payroll startup, Namely, its portal to win plan sponsors for RIAs and IBD reps it services

CEO Aaron Schumm is helping advisors get the benefit of feet already wedged in doors thanks to pervasive payroll service apps

May 22, 2018 at 8:13 PM

Ric Edelman: It's all additive.

Ric Edelman's RIA empire to merge with legacy The Mutual Fund Stores in $3-billion deal that takes Financial Engines private

Hellman & Friedman stake the eye-popping sum in cash to outright own an RIA with nearly $195 billion of AUM including robo-advised 401(k) assets

April 30, 2018 at 11:57 PM

Rob Foregger: John Hancock is the first to do it.

NextCapital does $30-million VC round with a staggering objective that's taking shape first with John Hancock

Nearing 100 employees, the Chicago-based robo-advisor blurs 401(k) and retail asset distinctions by making advice factories out of investment product manufacturers

January 16, 2018 at 8:06 PM

Larry Raffone: At the very biggest Fidelity plans, they very much value the things that we offer.

Fidelity Investments (explicitly) enters 401(k) advice game -- then Financial Engines' shares plummet despite its 'Mutual Fund Store' RIA winning Boeing and Ford accounts

The Boston giant now offers non-discretionary advice to non-recordkeeping customers and Financial Engines cuts its prices, bleeding out Wall Street's belief in the firm

December 6, 2017 at 6:16 PM

Mike Alfred: Maybe going through the legal process caused them to make the change.

How Vanguard lost a $19.4-billion 401(k) account to Fidelity and why it's the exception to the rule -- and isn't

Chevron boots the hyper-fiduciary Malvern, Pa.-based indexing giant in favor of Fidelity after two dismissed lawsuits

November 21, 2017 at 12:53 AM

Larry Raffone: They can’t plan for retirement because today is getting in the way of tomorrow.

Power Player: Larry Raffone is racing to 'lock up' the 401(k) market by taking its robo head start and combining it with a semi-national RIA

One analyst calls Financial Engines' Personal Advisor a 'massive long-term opportunity' but the rollout is slow and details are scant

June 26, 2017 at 6:56 PM

John Bunch became No. 2 man at the No. 1 robo-advisor for his human bandwidth.

John Bunch climbs high at Financial Engines as two execs vacate power spots and rollover retail gets accorded higher priority

Former TD retail chief's rise shows what Larry Raffone has in mind for old Mutual Fund Store machinery as Raffone works to make his mark at Financial Engines

April 20, 2017 at 10:43 PM

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