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Minimal Action in Pursuit of Financial Goals
Which are your top 3 most important financial goals Which of the following financial activities describes
in the next year? your household over the last 12 months?
9%
Be financially secure 43%
Increase my income 37%
Save for unexpected expenses 32%
of consumers created or
Pay down or reduce debt 30%
Stop living paycheck to paycheck 28%
maintained a documented
Be able to make ends meet 26%
financial plan
Save for retirement 22%
Save for essential expenses 22%
Save for discretionary purchases
Help out a family member financially 11%
20%
21%
Invest more or diversify 10% of consumers created or
Start investing 7% updated a budget to
No financial goals next year 3% manage expenses
Other 1%
n = 2,016 US Respondents
Source: Gartner Consumer Values and Lifestyle Survey (October 2019)
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Do Consumers Want Help?
Do You Currently Use a Financial Advisor For Any Type of Services?
Use Some Type of Financial Advisor
39%
28%
19% 18%
13%
n = 2,016 US Respondents
Source: Gartner Consumer Values and Lifestyle Survey (October 2019)
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Choosing the DIY Route
Average Monthly Search Volume for Top 15 Keywords
November-December 2019
23.6M
5.9M
Digital experiences across the industry are too often designed to pose
the money question before the first meaningful interaction. These
experiences have been built prioritizing an organization’s business lines
before the needs of a customer.
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Meanwhile, Old Perceptions Challenged
Services Offered on Brand Desktop Site
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Competitive
Conquesting
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Research
Methodology
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
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Wealth & Asset Management Methodology
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Wealth & Asset Management Methodology
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Where the Data Comes From
• Can a new customer get • Ownership of the digital shelf on key e- • Pathmatics
a quote online? commerce sites (Display Advertising)
• Does website provide live • Ownership of SERPs on Google across • SEMrush
chat customer support? keywords (Search)
• Computer Vision/ML analysis of social • eDataSource
media posts (Email Campaigns)
• SimilarWeb
(Web Analytics)
• Plus several more…
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Ranking
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Distribution of Index Brands by DIQ Class
Wealth and Asset Management US
December 2019
29%
25%
21%
19%
5%
n = 75 Index Brands
Source: Digital IQ Index: Wealth and Asset Management US, January 2020
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DIQ Performance by Dimension
DIQ Performance by Dimension
Average Percent Rank Across Index Brands by DIQ Class
Genius Gifted Average Challenged Feeble
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Top Heavy Categories Dominate Index
Digital IQ Class by Brand Category
December 2019
160
Genius
140
Gifted
110
Average
95 92 90
86
Challenged 81
70
Feeble
20
Wealthtech Asset Management Wealth Management Private Bank
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
Average Performance by Brand Category
December 2019 Asset Management
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
Average Performance by Brand Category
December 2019 Private Bank
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Prioritizing Acquisition vs. Conversion
Dimension Performance by Brand Category
Average Percent Rank Across Index Brands by Category
Asset Management Private Bank Wealth Management Wealthtech
75%
70%
65%
60%
55%
50%
45%
40%
Digital Marketing Social Media Site Experience Digital Commerce
65 62 70 55
SunTrust Banks, Inc. KKR & Co. Inc.
66 59 72 54
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. Deutsche Bank AG
66 59 73 52
Stash Wealth Alliance Bernstein L.P.
68 56 74 46
Wells Fargo & Company The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
68 56 75 37
Axos Financial Dodge & Cox
70 55
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index CHALLENGED FEEBLE
53 70 58 66
Neuberger Berman Inc New York Life Insurance Company
54 69 60 65
HSBC Holdings PLC Lazard Ltd
55 68 61 64
Deutsche Bank AG Publicis Groupe
55 68 61 64
Wells Fargo & Company PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
57 67 63 63
Branch Banking & Trust Company The Royal Bank of Canada
58 66 63 63
Citigroup, Inc. SigFig Wealth Management, LLC
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Gartner Digital IQ Index CHALLENGED
40 81 47 77
The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association Motif Investing Inc
42 80 48 76
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation The Carlyle Group L.P.
43 78 48 76
AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC Frank Russell Company
43 78 50 72
Guggenheim Partners, LLC The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
43 78 51 71
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Bank of Montreal
43 78 51 71
U.S. Bancorp Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index AVERAGE CHALLENGED
29 98 35 87
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
29 98 36 86
Invesco Ltd. M&T Bank
31 96 37 84
Fisher Investmenrs Franklin Templeton Investments
32 95 37 84
Edelman Financial Services LLC Stifel Financial Group
33 92 39 83
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Legg Mason, Inc.
34 90 40 81
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC The Blackstone Group
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Gartner Digital IQ Index GIFTED AVERAGE
17 114 23 103
Personal Capital Bank of America Corp.
18 111 23 103
Wells Fargo & Company Ellevate Financial, Inc.
19 109 23 103
Acorns Advisers LLC Northern Trust Corporation
20 107 26 102
The Royal Bank of Canada M1 Holdings LLC
20 107 27 101
Wealthfront, Inc. Raymond James Financial, Inc.
22 105 28 100
Wealthsimple US, Ltd. KeyCorp
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Gartner Digital IQ Index GIFTED
5 137 10 125
Toronto-Dominion Bank UBS Group AG
6 133 12 124
Bank of America Corp. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
7 132 13 121
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Betterment Holdings, Inc.
8 128 13 121
Morgan Stanley Voya Investment Management LLC
9 127 15 116
The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
10 125 16 115
Robinhood BlackRock, Inc.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index IN THE COMPANY OF GENIUS
1 Earned over 4B impressions for 2 Top Index performer for cross channel 3 Best in class site search, navigation
desktop static display ads, by far social performance, top 5 in and content hub provide for an easy to
the most in the Index interactions on Facebook and LinkedIn use and educational site experience
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Gartner Digital IQ Index IN THE COMPANY OF GENIUS
2
E-Trade Financial
Corporation 151
1 2 3
1 Earned the highest visibility in 2 Strong YouTube performance in a 3 Top 5 for ratings in for both iOS
text ads for the investing and highly contested platform, earning the and Android apps
asset management category 5th most total views in the Index
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Gartner Digital IQ Index IN THE COMPANY OF GENIUS
2
Charles Schwab
Corporation 151
1 2 3
Strong branded org. search perf. on Earned over 2 million YouTube views Top performing find an advisor and
1 2 3
both desktop and mobile, with 71% on their rapidly growing channel, whose branch locator tools, with key handoff
and 73% ownership respectively subscriber count grew 65% year-over- features like appointment booking
year, 3rd most in the Index
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Gartner Digital IQ Index IN THE COMPANY OF GENIUS
1 Highest visibility across 4 nonbranded 2 Impressive social customer service 3 The most trafficked site in the Index
search categories, achieving 58% in the activity with the 5th largest reply on both desktop and mobile, and a
highly contested retirement planning volume in the Index on Twitter best-in-class mobile site experience
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Antiquated
Engagement
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Site Calls-to-Action Are a Missed Opportunity
Visibility of CTA in Desktop Primary Navigation by Type
December 2019 Present Not Present Index Brands with CTA
33%
45%
54%
54%
55%
46%
46%
100%
95%
83%
76%
59% 60%
45%
32% 33%
17%
0% 0%
Footer
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Lack of Next Steps Options For The Undecided
Find An Advisor Individual Profile Features
October 2019
96%
92%
73% 73%
62%
58%
42%
31%
Phone Number Bio Certifications FINRA Broker Webform Education Appointment LinkedIn
Check Booking
n = 26 Brands with Individual Advisor Profiles
Source: Gartner Data.
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Online Handoff to Human Interaction
Merrill: Best-in-Class Find an Advisor
1 Search by best match, name or
4 1
office (with find my location)
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Personalized Calls-to-Action
Merrill: Best-in-Class Find an Advisor
3
4
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94%
65%
58%
52%
35% 33%
25%
17%
Phone Numbers Map Directions Services Listed Zip Code Hours Listed Geolocation Filter by Services Appointment
Listed Booking
81%
68%
61% 59%
49%
16% 15%
9%
Central Phone Contact Us in FAQ's Submittable Web Service Hours Searchable FAQs 24/7 Support Live Chat
Number Primary Form Listed
Navigation
n = 75 Index Brand Desktop Sites
Source: Gartner Data
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Mobile Rising
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Mobile Purchase Higher Across Younger Cohorts
Last purchase location for banking or investment products or services
In Store Desktop Website I don't make these purchases Mobile App or Website Other Voice
6% 5% 4% 3%
9%
8% 10%
19% 23%
28%
17% 18%
19%
24%
20%
25%
34%
24%
19% 16%
40%
31% 32% 28% 32%
100% 100%
77% 75%
54%
31%
27%
23%
8%
0% 0% 0%
Mobile Site Has a Link Link to Mobile App Site Promotes iOS App
to Mobile App on Homepage in Overlay Banner
7x
3% 0.2%
Wealth Management Private Bank
5%
Other Wealthtech
37%
25% Asset Management
Acorns iOS
Downloads
11.2M
30%
Robinhood
n = 57 Index Brand Mobile Apps with available data. n = 29 Asset Management, 7 Wealthtech, 13 Wealth Management, 3 Private Bank.
Source: Gartner analysis of Sensor Tower data
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Driven by App Prominence on Mobile Site
Acorns & Robinhood: Mobile App Promotion
Acorns Robinhood
“Get Started” links to “Get the app” link to
download the app download the app
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Robinhood, Acorns Also Dominate MAU Growth
iOS App Monthly Active Users (MAUs) Year-over-Year
Dec 2017 - Nov 2018 Dec 2018 - Nov 2019
5M
4M
+27% +6%
3M
2M
+39%
1M
+8%
+10%
0
Robinhood Acorns Asset Management Wealth Management Other Wealthtech
(n=30) (n=9) (n=6)
n = 47 Index Brand Mobile Apps with available data
Source: Gartner Analysis of Sensor Tower Data
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Wealthtechs & Asset Managers Top App Ratings
Average iOS Rating by Number of Updates
December 2018-November 2019 Number of Customer Ratings
M1 Finance
4 Index Average
4.2 Rating
Index Average
17 Updates
1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
n = 39 Mobile Apps of Index Brands with available data Number of Updates
Source: Gartner Analysis of Sensor Tower Data
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Clear Winners & Losers for 5-Star Ratings
Share of 5 Star Ratings on Apple App Store
December 2018-November 2019
Share of 5 Star Ratings Share of 1-4 Star Ratings
Wealthtech 84%
n = 9 Wealthtech, 16 Asset Management, 12 Wealth and 2 Private Bank Brands with available data
Source: Gartner Analysis of Sensor Tower Data
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Create Value
Through Content
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Filling the Knowledge Gap with Content
Consumer Knowledge & Content Hub Uptake
% of 84% 97%
% of Index 3%
16%
Consumers Brands
Agree
Completely
90%
85%
77%
51% 49%
41%
32%
10%
Recommend Other Rich Media Videos Filter Tags Email Opt-In Search Sort
Additional (besides
Content images/video)
n = 73 Brands with Dedicated Editorial/Educational Content Pages
Source: Gartner Data
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Content Discovery is a Must-Have
Wealthfront Blog: Best-in-Class Content Discovery
1 1 Content search
2
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Variety of Options to Close the Loop
CTA Usage on Content Hubs
October 2019
Feature Not Present
55%
64%
33% 35%
25% 25%
17% 17% 17% 18%
15%
8% 9%
6%
3% 0% 0%
4
6
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Compelling Content, Different Strategies
Wealthsimple: Balance Education with Entertainment
Money Diaries Investing Master Class Personal Finance 101
Narrative content from Structured, educational Well-organized and informative content
celebrities and cultural icons introduction to investing
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Wins Traffic Share
Wealthsimple Desktop Site Traffic Breakdown
2019
Homepage
18%
Wealthsimple
9% Magazine Articles
1% Class
Source: Gartner analysis of SimilarWeb data
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Key Takeaways
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Executive Summary
Antiquated Engagement. A majority of brands with human advisor networks struggle to outgrow antiquated
methods. For many, digital customer journeys are, ironically, not digital-first, demonstrated through hidden
account opening conversion links, generic contact us forms and online-to-offline transitional dead ends. The top
performing wealthtechs and asset managers have bridged the gap.
Mobile Rising. Brands best positioned for the future lean into mobile-first strategies. New account origination
continues skewing towards digital channels, due in part to the emerging importance of mobile as a means for
both sales and service, along with an expanded value proposition beyond day-to-day account managing.
Brands that excel in app downloads and MAU’s share common practices, with examples being frequent
updates and strategic promotion across the mobile site experience and Google search.
Creating Value Through Compelling Content. Wealth and Asset Management brands, that are more service
leaning businesses face different challenges than brands with more tangible products. Index brands must
demonstrate a value proposition to customers across digital channels beyond competitive pricing. Addressing
the knowledge gap to accompany consumers on their financial journey through compelling content that is easily
discovered is a start.
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Appendix
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Wealth & Asset Management Methodology
Brands measured across 1,250 data points.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
Index Average
December 2019 Index Average
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index 2 / 75 Brands
151 Digital IQ
Genius
Wealth and Asset Management US: Index Average
December 2019 Index Average Charles Schwab
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
2 / 75 Brands
Wealth and Asset Management US: Index Average 151 Digital IQ
December 2019 Index Average E-Trade Genius
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
4 / 75 Brands
Wealth and Asset Management US: Index Average 143 Digital IQ
December 2019 Index Average Vanguard Genius
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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Gartner Digital IQ Index
5 / 75 Brands
Wealth and Asset Management US: Index Average 138 Digital IQ
December 2019 Index Average TD Ameritrade Gifted
Branded Search
Digital Commerce Digital Marketing
Mobile App & Voice Nonbranded Search
*Selectively scored.
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