Vestwell Named Winner of XY Planning Network’s 2nd Annual Advisor FinTech Competition

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BOZEMAN, Mont., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- XY Planning Network is proud to announce the winner of its second annual Advisor FinTech Competition. Vestwell (www.vestwell.com), the digital employer retirement plan platform for advisors, took home first place against six other finalists during a live presentation at the #XYPN17 Conference which brought together 500 attendees and 116 exhibitors in Dallas, TX. The competition, which solicited a record-breaking 24 submissions, was hosted by advisor technology guru Bill Winterberg of FPPad, and overseen by an elite panel of judges including XYPN Co-founder Michael Kitces, and representatives from the FinTech competition sponsors Betterment for Advisors and Quovo.

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"It was our explicit goal with the XYPN FinTech competition to provide these new startups a way to showcase their technology to our young, tech-savvy advisors, who need the help of technology to service Gen X and Gen Y clients efficiently," said Kitces. "When you look at the scale and quality of submissions we received this year, it's evidence that the advisory industry really is attracting a tremendous new wave of startups looking specifically to serve the growing needs of financial advisors."

"The judges were extremely impressed with Vestwell's platform, and the way that they have weaved together the complex and disparate elements of the employer retirement plan industry into a single technology platform that makes it easy for advisors to help their small business clients with qualified plans," continued Kitces.

Launched in September 2016, Vestwell's retirement technology combines the best parts of automated investing with a human touch, removing the friction points of confusion, cost and compliance overhead that come with traditional retirement plans. The white-gloved retirement platform includes modern dashboards and rich visuals demonstrating planning objectives at the participant level, and a low-cost, compliant solution to scale the advisor's business.

"It was incredible to witness the energy and passion of the hundreds of advisors who attended #XYPN17," said Vestwell CEO, Aaron Schumm. "A large part of Vestwell's early success can be attributed to the many advisors who have been early adopters of our technology. These advisors, along with everyone involved with XYPN, have a shared vision to create an accessible, fiduciary future for financial services – we're honored and excited to be a part of it."

As the winner, Vestwell will be featured on Bill Winterberg's FPPad.com and Michael Kitces's Nerd's Eye View blog. The company will also have a segment on the popular #XYPNRadio podcast, and appear on XYPlanningNetwork.com.

CSLA Technology won Honorable Mention for its Student Loan Repayment Tracker which reduces the complexity of the college decision process. The other finalists included DataPoints, Loanbuddy, RobustWealth, ROL Advisor, and Tolerisk.

The 2018 conference, renamed #XYPNLIVE, will again include a FinTech competition, and will be held in St. Louis, MO on September 23-26, 2018. To register, visit info.xyplanningnetwork.com/xypn-live.

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About XY Planning Network

The XY Planning Network, with nearly 500 advisors, is the leading turnkey financial planning platform for fee-only financial advisors who want to serve their Gen X and Gen Y peers, providing comprehensive financial planning services for a monthly subscription fee and without product sales or asset minimums. The Network offers a virtual community for new and established financial advisors who want to serve a younger clientele, and provides its members compliance support services, marketing support, business tools and templates, and a wide range of technology solutions. http://www.xyplanningnetwork.com/

About Vestwell Holdings, Inc.

Vestwell Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vestwell Holdings, Inc., specializing in 401(k), 403(b) and other defined contribution and benefit retirement investment management services. Built by an experienced team with an average of 18 years of financial technology experience and led by CEO Aaron Schumm, Vestwell assumes 3(38) investment management and ERISA3(16) fiduciary responsibility on the behalf of advisors and their plan sponsor clients. Learn more at www.Vestwell.com and on Twitter @Vestwell.

This is not an offer, solicitation, or advice to buy or sell securities in jurisdictions where Vestwell Advisors is not registered. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks and expenses before investing. More information is available within Vestwell Advisors' ADV. There are risks involved with investing. Investors should consider all of their assets, income and investments. Portfolios are subject to change. All opinions and results included in this publication constitute Vestwell Advisors' judgment as of the date of this publication and are subject to change without notice.

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