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Organization and Description of Business

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Organization and Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Organization and Description of Business  
Organization and Description of Business

1.        Organization and Description of Business

 

Envestnet, Inc. (“Envestnet”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) provide intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness. Envestnet’s unified technology enhances advisor productivity and strengthens the wealth management process. Through a combination of platform enhancements, partnerships and acquisitions, Envestnet empowers enterprises and advisors to more fully understand their clients and deliver better outcomes.

 

The Company offers these solutions principally through the following product and services suites:

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Envestnet | Enterprise provides an end-to-end open architecture wealth management platform, through which advisors can construct portfolios for clients. It begins with aggregated household data which then leads to a financial plan, asset allocation, investment strategy, portfolio management, rebalancing and performance reporting.  Advisors have access to over 18,000 investment products. Envestnet | Enterprise also sells data aggregation and reporting, data analytics, and digital advice capabilities to customers.

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Envestnet | TamaracTM provides leading trading, rebalancing, portfolio accounting, performance reporting and CRM software, principally to high‑end registered investment advisers (“RIAs”).

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Envestnet | Retirement Solutions (“ERS”) offers a comprehensive suite of services for advisor-sold retirement plans. Leveraging integrated technology, ERS addresses the regulatory, data, and investment needs of retirement plans and delivers the information holistically.

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Envestnet | PMC®, or Portfolio Management Consultants (“PMC”) provides research, due diligence and consulting services to assist advisors in creating investment solutions for their clients. These solutions include more than 4,000 vetted managed account products, multi-manager portfolios, fund strategist portfolios, as well as proprietary products, such as quantitative portfolios.  PMC also offers an overlay service, which includes patented portfolio overlay and tax optimization services.

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Envestnet | Yodlee is a leading data aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services.

Envestnet operates three RIAs and a registered broker-dealer. The RIAs are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The broker-dealer is registered with the SEC, all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).