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Date Published: April 28, 2023
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The purpose of this research is to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the future of wealth & investment management. The core of the research starts by addressing the key driving factors of the economy & markets, natural disasters, world affairs, financial services industry stumbles, consumer & institutional wealth, and the legislative & regulatory environment. The research then outlines the key types of financial products & services, including core services, managed funds products, and other produts & services, with a focus on three key growth areas - exchange traded funds (ETFs) & indexing, payments, and wealth management services. The research continues with an overview of the three core markets & distribution channels, including financial advisor channels, institutional markets, & international markets, with a focus on the likely winning markets & distribution channels (namely discount & online brokerage firms, fee-based financial advisors (RIAs), & emerging markets). The research also addresses wealth & investment management winning tactics, including developing marketing & lead generation strategies, leveraging technology & outsourcing, developing appropriate staffing & compensation models, and developing winning firm cultures. And the research concludes by defining the most exciting financial services industry investment opportunities, including those in venture capital, public securities, & private equity.

The research begins by addressing some broadly debated issues, including wealth & investment management firms' role in the economy; the oligopoly trend; government backstops & the too-big-to-fail debate; governance issues including built in conflicts & moral hazard; the growing shadow banking system; and increasing cross-border issues such as Asian & other state controlled financial institutions gain global market share and have varying regulations.


This research addresses the distinct historical phases of the wealth & investment management industry, including:

• Emergence Phase
• Financial Product Development Phase
• Markets & Distribution Channels Development Phase
• Maturization Phase

This research outlines the state of the wealth & investment management industry, including:

• Key Driving Factors
• Wealth & Investment Management Products & Services
• Wealth & Investment Management Markets & Distribution Channels
• Wealth & Investment Management Winning Tactics
• Wealth & Investment Management Investment Opportunities

And this research makes several future predictions for the wealth & investment management industry, including:

• Substantial Growth in the Wealth & Investment Management Industry
• Continued Growth in Shadow Banks
• End of Trend Toward Universal Banks
• Transformation of Role of Banks in New Financial Intermediary Model Centered on Securitization
• Importance of Interest Rates to Both Savers & Financial Services Firms
• Increasing Regulations But Unsuccessful Movement to Break Up the Largest Financial Institutions
• Continued Focus on Retirement Income & More Risk Adverse Consumers
• Emergence & Importance of Women & Gen X Consumers
• Emergence of Unbanked Consumers in Emerging Markets
• Digitization of Delivery & Maturization of the Role of Financial Advisors
• Emergence of Institutionalized Sales & Marketing, Technology & Outsourcing, and Staffing & Compensation Tactics
• Recovering Financial Services Industry Public & Private Investing Opportunities