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Challenges of Personalization at Scale in Wealth Management: Data & Scalability Despite its potential benefits, personalization at scale in wealth management also poses several challenges. One of the main challenges is the need to access and integrate data from multiple sources. To provide personalized investment advice aligned with client risk tolerance and investment goals, financial advisors need access to a wide range of data, including client demographics, financial information, and investment preferences. This data may be stored in different formats and locations, making it difficult to access and integrate. It is preferable that advisors have robust data analytics tools to integrate data from multiple sources and generate insights that are actionable. It is through this deep understanding of each client's financial situation and investment preferences that advisors will be able to deliver on the promise of personalization. Another challenge is the need to balance personalization with scalability. As the number of clients increases, it becomes increasingly difficult to provide personalized investment advice to each client. Financial advisors must balance personalization and scalability, ensuring they can provide personalized investment advice to many clients without sacrificing quality. Personalization at scale also requires a high degree of automation to ensure efficiency and scalability. Advisors can use algorithms to automate the investment process and generate personalized investment advice for each client. Automation can help reduce costs and improve efficiency, making it possible to provide personalized investment advice to many clients. Personalization Powers The Intelligent Financial Life™ By providing customized investment solutions to a large number of clients, wealth managers can offer a higher level of service while helping to reduce costs and improve efficiency. This is only possible with an extensible platform integrating technology, intelligence, and solutions. With such an end-to-end platform, advisory or wealth management firms can offer their clients a cohesive and tailored experience, helping to empower them to make smarter financial choices that can meet their immediate and long-term needs. This enables what we at Envestnet call the Intelligent Financial Life.™ We believe it's what's next for our industry, and we're ready to empower it. How To Personalize a Client's Portfolio The sheer number and complexity of investment options available in today's market is mind boggling. This surfeit of investment options can be overwhelming for investors and often is exacerbated by a lack of financial education, leading many individuals to rely on the advice of salespeople rather than making informed investment decisions. Financial advisors can help mitigate this issue by educating clients about investment strategies and providing personalized guidance that considers the client's unique financial situation and goals. © 2023 Envestnet, Inc. All rights reserved. For one-on-one use for client's Financial Advisor only. 7