How You Can Win Client’s Trust Where Others Lose It
How can an Advisor differentiate from competition in this volatile market? Study after study shows that the first thing that prospects and clients care about is capital preservation. Investors are...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
The Next Big Geopolitical Risk (Upd: Sep 27, 2022)
Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine is affecting markets daily. We have created stress tests that have attempted to measure moderate and severe consequences for global markets as a result.
Fed Playing Poker & Where Do We Go From Here with Housing?
Fed Reserve Chairman Powell delivered remarks confirming that there is "pain" ahead and"forceful" rates increases will not stop. We discuss the consequences of this for your client portfolio risk management.
The RIA Industry vs Financial Advisors
Wall Street was aware of this trend for years, pointing to the fact that the Big Four wirehouses, which also include Wells Fargo Advisors and UBS, have the wealthiest clients and the financial advisors who generate the greatest amount of revenue in the industry.
The Rise Of Financial Wellness Apps
Financial wellness is not necessarily related to being wealthy or even rich. It is about being on top of your finances and moving towards your financial goals. It requires being financially literate and having good control of your expenses.
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».
It’s Official. ESG is Inevitable.
Environmental, Social, and Governance is the hot new thing this year. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors in their analysis to identify material risks and growth opportunities.
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.
ESG Remains Resilient During The Pandemic Crisis
ESG Commitment Keeping up with Traditional Investing Shifting from “E” to “S” Is it still ESG if it’s all Tech? Wait and See on ESG Don’t let headlines direct clients...Read More