Doing Custom Stress Tests with Options
There are a few features in the new Portfolio Crash Testing Pro (PCT Pro) that allow an advisor to compare and contrast the outcomes of various portfolio allocations. Some of...Read More
Recession Deja Vu – No Smoke Without Fire
The Weakest Drop First How did this happen? We Lower Interest Rates and This is What We Get In Return? How large is the BBB Bond Market Banks haven’t failed...Read More
Brexit Update – Boris Johnson Edition
When I last wrote about Brexit, Theresa May was busy trying to get her hard-negotiated agreement for terms of Brexit passed through Parliament. As we all know, this failed, May...Read More
Case Study:Options Can Help To Diversify Risk
THE PROBLEM: Volatility is a threat to portfolio gains Investors feel comfortable when markets behave rationally and their portfolios trend upward with expected fluctuations along the way. However, the investment...Read More
Case Study: Here’s why your Risk Tolerance Questionnaire is failing you
Risk Tolerance is just half the picture Now is the time to reflect A questionnaire without Risk Capacity is a blunt tool! Risk Capacity + Risk Tolerance = Risk Profile...Read More
Great Recession Deja Vu?: What to say to ignore the peanut gallery
What do you tell fearful clients when they call to suddenly change their investment strategy because of the trending bearish media soundbite? Maybe it is easy to dismiss when the source is...Read More
Capture Your Client’s Risk Profile with the PCT Questionnaire
Sending a Risk Questionnaire First, Risk Tolerance Expanding the Picture with Risk Capacity So the Investor Completed the Questionnaire, Now What? Key Takeaways At Larkspur-Rixtrema, we know how important...Read More
Are You Capitalizing On Growing ESG-investing Popularity
What is ESG? Trendy, but Who Cares? Advisors are Missing the ESG Market. How Do Advisors Attract ESG Clients? We all can become complacent in our work at times....Read More
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?
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.