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Goldman Sachs revamps its strategy

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Goldman Sachs revamps its strategy

Goldman Sachs is considering the sale of a section of its wealth business, as it pivots to primarily serve the ultra-rich and reduce service of high-net-worth clients in mass markets.

Goldman's private wealth branch manages $1 trillion for clients with $60 million or more in assets. The potential sale focuses on the business that serves individuals with assets ranging from $1 million to $10 million (“poor” rich people).

This strategic change follows CEO David Solomon's restructure of the company into three divisions the previous year and a reduction in plans for its consumer business, which saw a loss of $3 billion over three years. Solomon’s reign has been lackluster and it will not be surprising if he is dumped from the firm before the wealth business.

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