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New services are focusing on impeccable design in web, mobile, and broader support services to allow them to engage consumers in new ways. On the one hand, we are seeing services overcome the hurdles of expensive financial advice by promoting their use of “robo-advisors,” or asset allocation algorithms that replace traditional money managers. On the other, we are seeing services decrease costs by stripping out components that consumers are willing to forego in the name of saving....