Betterment Advisor Solutions operates under a distinct set of customer agreements and disclosures applicable to financial advisers using Betterment's platform to manage client accounts, separate from Betterment's direct-to-consumer agreements.
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This provision establishes that financial advisers using Betterment's B2B platform are subject to a separate contractual framework with its own terms, disclosures, and compliance obligations distinct from those applicable to retail customers.
Interpretive note: The directory page does not disclose the operative terms of the Betterment Advisor Solutions agreements; specific obligations, liability limitations, and data provisions require review of the underlying documents.
Under this structure, retail clients whose assets are managed by a financial adviser using Betterment Advisor Solutions may have their accounts governed by a combination of the adviser's own client agreement and Betterment Advisor Solutions terms, meaning the operative custodial and platform terms are specific to the Advisor Solutions contractual framework.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Betterment Advisor Solutions as a platform for registered investment advisers engages SEC oversight applicable to both Betterment as a sub-adviser or platform provider and the independent advisers using the platform.
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This provision establishes that financial advisers using Betterment's B2B platform are subject to a separate contractual framework with its own terms, disclosures, and compliance obligations distinct from those applicable to retail customers.
Under this structure, retail clients whose assets are managed by a financial adviser using Betterment Advisor Solutions may have their accounts governed by a combination of the adviser's own client agreement and Betterment Advisor Solutions terms, meaning the operative custodial and platform terms are specific to the Advisor Solutions contractual framework.
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