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Organization and Description of Business

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Organization and Description of Business
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Mar. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Description of Business
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.

Envestnet is organized around two primary, complementary business segments. Financial information about each business segment is contained in “Note 20—Segment Information” to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The business segments are as follows:
 
Envestnet Wealth – a leading provider of unified wealth management software and services to empower financial advisors and institutions.

Within Envestnet Wealth, the Company offers these solutions principally through the following products and services suites:

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 19,500 investment products. Envestnet | Enterprise also offers data aggregation and reporting, data analytics and digital advice capabilities to customers.

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

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.

Envestnet | PMC® or Portfolio Management Consultants (“PMC”) provides research and consulting services to assist advisors in creating investment solutions for their clients. These solutions include nearly 4,300 vetted third party managed account products, multi-manager portfolios, fund strategist portfolios, as well as over 1,100 proprietary products, such as quantitative portfolios and fund strategist portfolios. PMC also offers an overlay service, which includes patented portfolio overlay and tax optimization services.

Envestnet Data & Analytics – a leading data aggregation and data intelligence platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, and includes product offerings from Envestnet | Yodlee and Envestnet | Analytics.

Envestnet operates four RIAs and a registered broker-dealer. The RIAs are registered with the 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”).