Deals and no deals

Episode 76

Episode Summary

Bruce Kelly takes the reins of this week's pod so Jeff can take care of his last-minute Christmas shopping and fruitcake baking. InvestmentNews' Sean Allocca joins the podcast to chat with Bruce about some of the big acquisitions and hoped-for acquisitions in the wealth tech space. They go over Wealthfront as a possible buy target and Apollo's purchase of Griffin.

Episode Notes

In this episode, you'll hear about: 

  • The background and history of Wealthfront.
  • Wealthfront — will anyone buy it? Victim of its own success.
  • Which robo has the edge in tech?
  • Background on Wall Street wanting into the independent RIA space.
  • Apollo buys wholesalers at Griffin Capital.
  • Sean and Bruce’s predictions for future deals.

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