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As a second part in a three-part series discussing the behavioral side of investing for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor, Syntoniq’s Founder and CEO Prasad Ramani offers his take on why emotions so often outweigh logic in decision making.

We are very pleased to announce that Syntoniq has found a spot on this year’s WealthTech100 list; the WealthTech100 identifies 100 top companies that every leader in the wealth and asset management industries needs to know about. The companies are selected by a panel of analysts and industry experts after a thorough review of over 1,000 WealthTech companies undertaken by FinTech Global.

In a blog post for the CFA Institute’s Enterprising Investor, Syntoniq’s Founder and CEO Prasad Ramani offers his take on why emotions are so problematic in investment decision making. This is the first part in a three-part series discussing the behavioral side of investing.

In a new article published in WealthManagement.com, Syntoniq’s Prasad Ramani discusses how investors and wealth advisors will always have control over how they assess the information in front of them to respond more effectively to varying market conditions.

Prasad Ramani, Syntoniq’s CEO, has been invited to speak on behavioral finance at In|Vest – Innovations in Investing, Saving & Advice conference, July 16 – 17, 2019 in New York City. In|Vest is the financial services industry’s largest and most anticipated digital wealth management event of the year with 1,500+ executives attending from across the entire industry.

Syntoniq put together a “Rethinking Employee Financial Wellbeing Symposium” for MetLife UK to highlight the need for new approaches from employers to help staff boost financial resilience. The symposium was aimed at employee benefit consultants and was held at the head office of the Association of British Insurers in London on 20 November 2018. Key speakers at the symposium, hosted by Adrian Matthews, MetLife’s employee benefits director, included Dr Charlotte Duke, head of specialist consultancy London Economics’ behavioral economics team, Dr Heather Kappes from the London School of Economics, and Prasad Ramani, Founder and CEO of Syntoniq.

Daren Fonda at Barron’s tried our my3B Advisor assessment. Here’s what he learned.

Read Prasad Ramani’s comments in a Barron’s interview discussing why advisors must increase their clients’ self-awareness of what drives their decisions to empower them make more considered choices.

Prasad Ramani and Alain Samson spoke at the official launch of the Behavioral Economics Guide 2018, sponsored by ING and Syntoniq.

Read Alain Samson’s comments in a new Fast Company article discussing some of the most common obstacles to good decision-making and how they can be mitigated.

How can financial advisors find a nudge that fits not only the behavioral problem, but also their clients? Find out in Alain Samson and Prasad Ramani’s latest article in InvestmentNews.

In a new article published in Advisor Perspectives, Syntoniq’s Alain Samson and Prasad Ramani address the relationship between overconfidence and risk tolerance in Syntoniq’s data and discuss implications for financial advisors.

Prasad Ramani, Syntoniq’s CEO, has been invited to speak on behavioral finance by the London Business School as part of their Strategic Investment Management (SIM) program on October 19th. The SIM program aims to deliver thought leadership for investment professionals by providing academic rigor to real-world applications.

Syntoniq’s CSO, Alain Samson, will be on the panel of judges for the 2018 Nudge Awards alongside fellow judges Dan Ariely and Diana Fleischman. The competition recognizes the greatest examples of behavioral science in action and offers awards in several categories, including ‘Most Effective’ and ‘Best Insight’. Winners are announced in June, 2018.

Behavioraleconomics.com, our sister site, has just finalized the full list of this year’s contributors to the Behavioral Economics Guide. The publication will feature an introduction by Robert Cialdini and behavioral insights articles by organizations from five different continents.

A new article by Robert Powell in TheStreet takes a critical look at pension auto-enrollment and outlines how to stop procrastinating to become a smarter retirement saver. Alain Samson comments.

A new article by the Financial Times’ FTAdviser draws on Syntoniq’s joint work with MetLife to discuss problems and opportunities in the employee financial wellness space. You can download the white paper here.