Robo-Advisory: Investing in the Digital Age

Part I. The Status Quo of Robo-Advisory.- Chapter 1. Robo-Advisory: The Rise of the Investment Machines; Peter Scholz and Michael Tertilt.- Chapter 2. Situating Robo-Advisory; Sinan Krueckeberg.- Part II. The Implementation of Robo-Advisory.- Chapter 3. Risk Preferences of Investors; Monika Mueller, Paul Resnik and Craig Saunders.- Chapter 4. Robo-Economicus: The Impact of Behavioral Biases on Robo-Advisory; Peter Scholz, David Grossmann and Joachim Goldberg.- Chapter 5. Quant Models for Robo-Advisors; Thorsten Ruehl.- Chapter 6. The Analysis of Robo-Advisors as a Replacement for Personal Selling; Goetz Greve and Frederike Meyer.- Chapter 7. The Regulation of Robo-Advisors in the United States; Melanie L. Fein.- Chapter 8. The Regulation of Robo-Advisory in Europe and Germany; Christian Hammer.- Part III. Case Studies of Robo-Advisory.- Chapter 9. (Re)Launching a Robo-Advisor as a Bank; Theodor Schabicki, Yvonne Quint and Soeren Schroeder.- Chapter 10. How Can Robo-Advisory be Implemented and Integrated into Existing Banks?; Ana-Maria Climescu, Christian von Keitz, Jan Rocholl and Madeleine Sander.- Part IV. The Future of Robo-Advisory.- Chapter 11. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Robo-Advisory; Alexander D. Beck.- Chapter 12. What Role does Social Media Play for Robo-Advisors?; Ana-Maria Climescu.- Chapter 13. Success Factors for Robo-Advisory: Now and Then; Madeleine Sander.