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What are the terms that are used commonly to describe your service?
We manage the investments of clients to achieve risk-optimised returns over the long term. We create a Managed Discretionary Account (MDA) for the client. The 'general financial advice' and 'personal financial advice' that we provide — as part of our MDA service — are in the form of digital advice.
The terms that are commonly used to describe our service are:
- robo advice
 - MDA robo advice
 - digital advice
 - digital wealth management (DWM)
 - digital investment management
 - automated investment management
 - online investment adviser
 - digital investment advisor
 - digital financial advisor
 - online financial advisor
 - online wealth manager
 - online discretionary investment manager (ODIM)
 - digital discretionary investment management
 - algorithm-driven investment management
 - algorithmic advisor
 
Moreover, due to the mode of communication with our clients, the following terms are used to describe us:
- digital-only roboadvisor
 - digital-only roboadvisory
 
Note: We are not a hybrid robo advisor.
Due to the nature of ownership of our firm, the following terms are used to describe us:
- independently-owned robo advisor. This is in the context that no investment product issuer (such as an ETF issuer), bank or financial institution has controlling ownership in our firm.
 - standalone robo advisor
 
Note: We are not an incumbent robo advisor.
Also read the answers to the related questions:
- What is the difference between robo advice, digital advice, and automated advice?
 - What is the difference between robo advice and robo investing?
 - Is QuietGrowth a digital-only roboadviser or a hybrid roboadviser?
 - Is QuietGrowth a do-it-yourself (DIY) service or a do-it-for-me (DIFM) service?
 - Is QuietGrowth an independent robo adviser?
 - Is QuietGrowth a standalone robo adviser?
 
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