Quick User Guide – Prospects of Wealth
Find a prospect in your area using our search tool Search by a zip code in your area. You can also put in some radius.Choose the source: Executives (the database...Read More
The Pandemic and Participants
«Most Americans (69%) describe themselves as proactive or planners—and 64% either have a plan or have thought in detail about how to afford their desired lifestyle in retirement».
RiXtrema Responds to Riskalyze: Conclusive Proof
More on Riskalyze interest rate stress tests & ‘wildly inaccurate’ predictions? Yesterday, Riskalyze published some attacks on methodologies of their competitors, specifically RiXtrema and Hidden Levers. The day of...Read More
Covid Has Impacted 82% of America’s Retirement Plans
According to recent data from Johns Hopkins University, at least 21 states have seen a 10% increase in the daily average for positive Covid-19 cases. This indicates that the pandemic is far from over. While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on our mental and physical health, it is also quietly reshaping how Americans will approach retirement and old age in future.
Lazy, Lazy, Lazy…Making Election Predictions Based on Faulty Assumptions
Still, so far, so good, nothing about that is particularly disagreeable. I can also envision some serious market volatility if the 2020 election is contested depending on circumstances.
Is the Prospect of a Biden Win Powering the Yuan?
People have been asking (a lot) for election scenarios. What will markets do if Biden wins? What will they do if Trump wins? And I have covered those topics here and here. As time ticks on and the situation changes (Supreme Court vacancy anyone?), prognostications may become further removed from actual results.
Contested Elections
We have had several clients ask for scenarios that pertain to the upcoming US presidential elections. Clearly there is a lot of uncertainty around an election that is more divisive than any in memory. While direct comparisons to other events in US history are hard to come by, we have certainly seen our fair share of contentious presidential elections.
Are you a 21st Century Wealth Advisor?
As I wrote before, the Coronavirus lockdown was a beta test for remote work, but it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. The question falls to all of us:“Am I measuring up to my competition and adapting to the new environment?”Advisors don’t have to look far to learn where the industry is going. Before the lockdown forced all of us to see the potential in working remotely, Broadridge reached some startling conclusions about technology use by financial advisors. They surveyed 1,500 investment providers, including 250 wealth advisors, to find, in general, that they are not taking advantage of the benefits and high ROI of technological adoption.
How RIAs are Attracting AUM With Technology
How are you leveraging technology to grow your business or find more free time?A 2019 study of Advisors by Cerulli Associates found a direct link between AUM and technology use. “Heavy” technology-using advisory firms have an average of $238.0 million in AUM compared to $106.3 million for “light” competitors. Cerulli found that advisory firms can attract AUM because they spend 34% less time resolving client service issues and have 24% more time on practice management activities. Technology does more than
Journey Through The Liquidity Trap
The Pandemic is a Supply Shock It’s a TRAP! A Liquidity Trap! So, who provides the growth? Odysseus’ Choice More risk scenarios in Portfolio Crash Test Pro (Banner Below) In...Read More