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
Larkspur-RiXtrema Year in Review 2018: News, New Tools for Advisors and More…
Image Source: https://kinsta.com/blog/2018-year-in-review/ The biggest news of 2018 is fully completed merger of RiXtrema and Larkspur Data Resources into one company, Larkspur-RiXtrema. Both companies were well known in the advisory industry...Read More
Read about Prospects of Wealth 2.0 in “The Latest In Financial Advisor #FinTech for July 2018”
The latest article by renowned advisor expert Michael Kitces on FinTech trends titled The Latest In Financial Advisor #FinTech for the month of July 2018, talks about the latest 2-in-1 tool...Read More
Top 5 Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog Posts for June 2018
5. Top 5 Larkspur-Rixtrema Blog Posts for June 2018. An Exclusive Case Study from Larkspur-Rixtrema. Lets examine one of the plans from the 401kFiduciaryOptimizer tool.…Continue Reading 4. The...Read More
Why Sharpe Ratio And Other Traditional Stats Can’t Prepare You For What’s Coming
Are you thinking about interest rate risk and how it might interact with equity risk? If you are using risk models, beware, they can be lying. We can improve the...Read More
Understanding the Pitfalls of Value at Risk (VAR) in Investment Strategy
Introduction Welcome to another episode of Investing Counterpoint, where today we delve into the intricacies of Value at Risk (VAR), its application, strengths, and notable weaknesses in the face...Read More
Leveraging Technology To Ensure Compliance And Manage Risk In A Volatile Market
RiXtrema’s original software was a portfolio risk management system focused on stress testing.
War, Oil, and Your 401K: How to Manage Risk in Times of Market Uncertainty
The war in Ukraine has created uncertainty in the global oil market, which can lead to an increase in oil prices.