Robot Advisors & the Magic Kingdom

(1) New, new thing in passive asset management, robo-advisors. (2) Assets under management growing fast. (3) AI-enabled investment allocation also enables low to no minimums, low to no fees. (4) Big traditional players: “Can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” (5) Robo segment hopping with new mergers, partnerships, and offerings. (6) Flavor of the month or here to stay? (7) Let the investor beware: Know what’s under your algorithms’ hood. (8) Vacation-happy consumers shoring up hotel industry stats. (9) Beneficiaries include Marriott and Disney. (10) Even so, S&P 500 Hotel, Resorts & Cruise Lines stock price index is down ytd-undervalued?