Just five percent of savers studied prefer tech-only advice. (Photo: Shutterstock)Financial advisors are worried about being supplanted by robo-advice, but according to a new study by MDRT, they should instead prepare to share the field with robos—since consumers want both humans and tech.
Study results find that while 88 percent of respondents want tech to complement humans, rather than replace them, 85 percent would rather deal with a human financial advisor than a robo-advisor.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
