Manage Your Client’s Risk and Perception Of It (Video)
We built Portfolio Crash Testing to help you get and keep clients. All advisors use PCT to visually demonstrate the risk profile, adjust loss level to the one that client...Read More
Financial Advisor Tools: How to Prepare Your Client For a ‘Perfect Storm’
Financial advisors must avoid ‘cookie cutter’ approaches and address each client’s unique situation. When it comes to risk, a financial advisor must consider not only the investment portfolio, but also...Read More
Stress Testing As a Distinction Between Clairvoyants and Risk Managers
Stress Testing As a Distinction Between Clairvoyants and Risk Managers Bill Graham, the father of value investing and the co-author of the infamous book Security Analysis, said: “The essence of...Read More
3 Advantages of Stress Testing vs. Traditional Risk Measures
Portfolio Stress Testing is a useful method for determining how a portfolio will fare during periods of financial crises. The financial crises scenarios are modeled and may include historical events (e.g. 2008-like scenario) and events that we have not observed yet.
The One Reason Stress Testing is Vital to Financial Advisors
Stress testing is widely used by institutional investors. However, with recent advances in computing power this tool has become accessible to advisors as well. Stress testing allows the user to...Read More
Federal Reserve Stress Scenarios Modeled In Riskostat
As you may know, the Federal Reserve recently released their stress scenarios: Base, Severe and Adverse. While the Fed may not explicitly regulate you, the role this organization plays in...Read More