Castle Placement

Many bankers are starting to embrace robo advisory instead of traditional financial advisors. Robo advisors have the potential to attract affluent young professionals between 25 and 45 years old and many big banks are creating products centered around robo advisors to ensure optimal customer support. Read More: https://lnkd.in/d-hmJGg

Transportation, passenger, and freight, is one of the largest industries in the world. Overall, the S&P expects the industry to enjoy continued moderate revenue growth (averaging around 5% for most subsectors) and stable EBITDA margins for 2019. While air traffic remains strong with moderate growth forecasted, S&P expects rail to outperform. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ds3_xgR

The fast-growing IoT market has created significant opportunities in capital markets. According to the Ericsson’s Mobility Report, by 2024 the number of connected devices is forecasted to exceed 22 billion. This trend is forecasted to continue to grow and will continue to present many potential investment opportunities. Read More: https://lnkd.in/d3Q9uqX

According to recent surveys, 44% of corporations are already using flexible office space and 65% of companies expect to use co-working as part of their office portfolio by 2020. What's driving this trend? Read More: https://lnkd.in/dNvJSa7

Demographic changes in smaller U.S. cities provide real estate investors with significant new opportunities. Many secondary and tertiary cities are seeing revitalized population growth. Meanwhile, larger cities are growing slower. This migration trend is fueled by millennial homebuyers but the next frontier in real estate remains to be seen. https://lnkd.in/dBb387p

Annual U.S. business spending on logistics now exceeds $1.5 trillion, and the U.S. is the largest consumer market in the world. The number one goal of retailers is to better facilitate the flow of goods and improve the customer shopping experience. In short, to survive retailers need to dramatically improve their entire logistics process. Read More: https://lnkd.in/d8H2XpE