After data aggregation and analytics company Quovo attracted $700 billion in assets in just its first year on the market, co-founder and CEO Lowell Putnam was able to close a $4.75 million round of funding for his company. Putnam believes data science will be crucial for advisors going forward to drive actionable intelligence to advisors. He has also been vocal in the growing debate around the ownership of client data, saying the issue will soon be on the top of advisors’ minds. 

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