Building Wealth with David Myszewski of Wealthfront

Our guest on this episode of Yodlee’s Data Driven Finance is David Myszewski, Vice President of Product at Wealthfront. Dave oversees product development, consumer research, and client support. He spent 12 years at Apple, even contributing to the engineering team that developed the first iPhone. He has a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stanford. And our questions for Dave are around wealth building access for young adults. Topics covered include:

• The biggest barriers for young professionals when it comes to building wealth
• The role financial institutions should play in educating young people
• Why young investors should not neglect the tax implications of their trades
• Lessons from helping develop the iPhone that were brought to fintech product development
• Letting customer support inform product development
• The multiple components of wealth building
• The philosophy of product-market fit
• How connected data helps lead to better products
• Trying to develop product amidst rapid technological change
• Millennial vs Gen Z wealth building and fintech tool behavior

 

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