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The Limitations Of Robo-Advisors

Yap Ming Hui, Licensed Financial Planner, Whitman Independent Advisors

02-Sep-21 09:30

The Limitations Of Robo-Advisors

The rise of robo-advisors has taken the world by storm and grown in popularity especially with millennials and Gen Z. But as exciting as this development has been, is it the be all, end all financial solution? What of the human touch? Sim Wie Boon speaks to licensed financial planner Yap Ming Hui of Whitman Independent Advisors for his views on the limitations of robo-advisors and how to better integrate it into your investment portfolio.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Sim Wie Boon


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