As a wealth advisor, what’s more important than adding value to your client’s portfolio? Anyone can buy a fund — but figuring out the individual needs of your client, tailoring a diversified portfolio to their unique characteristics and risk tolerance […]
Model portfolios can help you spend more time with your clients on what matters most to them. And while you may think what matters most are returns — that’s not what the data shows. As a wealth advisor, what’s your No. 1 selling […]
Generation X, individuals born between 1965 and 1980, are approaching retirement age but face significant challenges in their financial preparedness. According to the Schroders 2024 U.S. Retirement Survey[1], only 14% of Gen Xers feel they have saved […]
When managing clients’ investments, strategic wealth advisors know that timing is important. What’s more, consideration of all aspects of a client’s financial household must be executed to provide optimal outcomes. Many investors […]
Many investors use tax loss harvesting to reduce tax liabilities by realizing losses and using them in the current tax year, or carrying them forward, to offset capital gains in other areas of their portfolio. The benefits of this technique for investors are tried, true and […]
Opportunities to minimize taxes and maximize investment returns should be top of mind for investors and their advisors. Mindful tax planning involves a variety of strategies; approaches that utilize a metric known as tax alpha can aid investors and their advisors through practices such as capital gains budgeting, which can mitigate the surprise of an unexpected tax bill […]
Opportunities to minimize taxes and maximize investment returns should be top of mind for investors and their advisors. Mindful tax planning involves a variety of strategies; approaches that utilize a metric known as tax alpha can aid investors and their advisors through practices such as capital gains budgeting, which can mitigate the surprise of an unexpected tax bill […]
In a universe where asset classes that were once uncorrelated are now showing great correlation, investors and their advisors can leverage alternatives to potentially achieve diversification objectives. Alternatives come in many sizes and flavors […]
Although Modern Portfolio Theory posits that investors are inherently rational, the discipline of behavioral finance tells a different story of investor irrationality. This behavior has the potential to cost investors’ returns and may wreak havoc on their goals […]
If you’re like most advisors, you’re perpetually pressed for time. Imagine how a 10 hour boost of productivity could help. That’s what you could potentially gain by utilizing outsourced investment management in the form of third-party asset management platforms (TAMPs), which are increasingly demonstrating that they are more than ready for prime time […]
