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Building an online marketplace for investment management Asheesh Advani, CEO

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  • 1.Building an onlinemarketplace forinvestment managementAsheesh Advani, CEO

2. Rise of MarketplacesTravel Travelocity, Expedia, AirBnBEducationSkillShare, TutorSpree Reasons for SuccessRetail CraftsEbay, Etsy Pricing TransparencyWork Elance, CrowdspringHidden Jewels (Long Tail)Innovation Kickstarter Quality Filters & CurationInvestment in Brand/TrustMortgage Lending LendingTree Power Sellers & BuyersConsumer Lending LendingClubSocial integrationInsuranceComparison MarketInvestingCovestor 3. Vision Self-DirectedFull ServiceMarketplaceBrokerageNo EmpowermentTotal Empowerment Total Empowerment + Minimum Effort Maximum Effort Minimum Effort 4. Investment Talent on CovestorStrong performance by managerson platformMore of our managers consistently beattheir benchmark (e.g. S&P, Russell, etc.)than portfolio managers in the mutualfund industry by a factor of 3XCovestors most popular managers (top10, by number of subscriptions) beat theS&P by 14% over 1 year time horizon 5. How It WorksFront EndSearch and selection of managers Clients Performance reportingManagersNo lock-upMarketplace: ManagersControl assets in brokerage acct set own fees and Low minimum investment strategy Can switch managers anytimeorders reportsclients brokermanagers brokeraccount accountfiltered, repltradesBrokericatedBrokertrades PlatformVerifies manager performance. Routes and filters trades, reconciles funds. Manages compliance, fees and reporting 6. c 7. 7 8. Content StrategyContent Creation Content Distribution Lead Capture 9. Content Example 1: MarketWatchModel managers provide uniquecontent curated by Covestor withlinks back. 9 10. Content Example 2:Yahoo MarketPulse Link to Manager Profile page Cost of acquisition = $0 11. Conversion InitiativesEmail Marketing+ Videos & Webinars + Sales Awareness Consideration TrialPurchase Loyalty 11 12. Virtual Conference: March 20-21 Covestor-created conferenceleveraging state-of-the-arttechnology Mimicking look and feel of atraditional conference, withouttravel time and expense Building awareness of our modelmanagers Bringing key businessdevelopment partners who wantaccess to virtual boothshttp://covestor.com/NextInvest 13. Thank YouAsheesh AdvaniCEO, [email protected] http://www.covestor.com/NextInvestMarch 20-21, 2012Registration is free