Build your own robo-advisor in Python to manage your investments and get up and running in no time Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Explore the use cases, workflow, and features that make up robo-advisors - Learn how to build core robo-advisor capabilities for goals, risk questions, portfolios, and projections - Discover how to operate the automated processes of a built and deployed robo-advisor Book Description Robo-advisors are becoming table stakes for the wealth management industry across all segments, from retail to high-net-worth investors. Robo-advisors enable you to manage your own portfolios and financial institutions to create automated platforms for effective digital wealth management. This book is your hands-on guide to understanding how Robo-advisors work, and how to build one efficiently. The chapters are designed in a way to help you get a comprehensive grasp of what Robo-advisors do and how they are structured with an end-to-end workflow. You'll begin by learning about the key decisions that influence the building of a Robo-advisor, along with considerations on building and licensing a platform. As you advance, you'll find out how to build all the core capabilities of a Robo-advisor using Python, including goals, risk questionnaires, portfolios, and projections. The book also shows you how to create orders, as well as open accounts and perform KYC verification for transacting. Finally, you'll be able to implement capabilities such as performance reporting and rebalancing for operating a Robo-advisor with ease. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of how Robo-advisors work and be well on your way to building one for yourself or your business. What you will learn Explore what Robo-advisors do and why they exist - Create a workflow to design and build a Robo-advisor from the bottom up - Build and license Robo-advisors using different approaches - Open and fund accounts, complete KYC verification, and manage orders - Build Robo-advisor features for goals, projections, portfolios, and more - Operate a Robo-advisor with P&L, rebalancing, and fee management Who this book is for If you are a finance professional or a data professional working in wealth management and are curious about how robo-advisors work, this book is for you. It will be helpful to have a basic understanding of Python and investing concepts. This is a great handbook for developers interested in building their own robo-advisor to manage personal investments or build a platform for their business to operate, as well as for product managers and business leaders in financial services looking to lease, buy, or build a robo-advisor. Table of Contents Introduction to Robo-Advisors - What Makes Up a Robo-Advisor? - Robo-Advisor Platforms versus Algorithms - Leasing, Buying, or Building Your Own Robo-Advisor? - Basic Setup and Requirements for Building a Robo-Advisor - Goal-Based Investing - Risk Profiling and Scoring - Model Portfolio Construction - Investment Projections - Account Opening and KYC - Funding Your Account - Order Management and Execution - Performance Reporting - Rebalancing - Dividends and Fee Management - Regulations for Robo-Advisors "This book by Aki Ranin is excellent in its structured approach, guiding readers on the design of robo-advisors. I especially like the step-by-step guidance, which even a novice in Python programming or portfolio construction will be able to follow. The book starts with a holistic overview of robo-advisors, followed by the building blocks and the important commercial considerations for robo-advisor entrepreneurship. This book is unique in its hands-on approach with clear explanation of Python code and investment terminologies. Its exposition of end-to-end process chain of robo-advisors is excellent and allows the reader to think seriously about starting that robo-advisor business. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with a keen interest in robo-advisors, be it to gain knowledge, invest via a robo-advisor, or develop a robo-advisor platform. I would gladly adopt the book in a course on robo-advisor investing for my students. And the real beauty is that they don’t even require Python programming skills as a pre-requisite to get started with this book!" -- Mandy THAM, Associate Professor of Finance (Education), Academic Director, MSc in Wealth Management "Robo-Advisor with Python is for anyone looking to automate their investments. Aki Ranin offers a concise introduction to the history, usage, and components of this financial technology. Practical steps to develop your own robo-advisor using Python are demonstrated throughout the book, including the necessary legal elements. Any reader looking to work in the robo-advisor industry or invest using this software will benefit from this book." -- Tiger Garcia, Credit Risk Manager - Assistant Vice President, Barclays UK Aki Ranin is the founder of two A.I. startups in