Case Study: Understanding Risk Capacity
Oftentimes, an investor may be especially averse to risk on an emotional level, but their need to take more risk in order to reach investment goals may be lost on them. Advisors need a way to reconcile this concept to their clients. How do you make a client understand this relationship between risk and return in a constructive way?
Inverted Yield Curves Revisited
I wrote about yield curve inversions back in November 2018. At the time the US yield curve was flattening, but resisting inversion. By the most common measure of inversion, the...Read More
How Target Date Defaults Affect Equity Allocation Exposure
Money market funds used to be common default investments for 401k plans. More recently, it is becoming more common for target date funds to be the default investment of choice. While it might make more sense to use a TDF as a default, How Target Date Defaults Affect Equity Allocation Exposure takes an interesting look at the unintended consequences.
Winning 401k Business Nearby with Planisphere
Luckily, Planisphere is equipped with a very handy search engine, which will provide you a lot of flexibility in your searches and prospecting.
More Lawsuits Mean Even More Problems for Stubborn Plan Sponsors
Excessive fee lawsuits now are a common occurrence throughout the financial industry. Every week you can hear about a major university or company pension plan being sued by the participants. However, the one thing that keeps on surprising us is the stubbornness of the plan sponsors to understand during the committee meetings that their duty of loyalty is to the employees, not to the company.
Using The Client-View To Manage Portfolios In Portfolio Crash Test Pro
The new ability to add clients is most simply thought of as a way to organize your portfolios. It is for combining all of the client’s portfolios with their questionnaire...Read More