Quick User Guide – Portfolio Crash Test PRO
Portfolio managers and investment advisors work with clients in a number of capacities. They assess a client's time horizon, performance objectives, and risk tolerance to determine which asset classes are the most suitable investments.
Quick User Guide – Planisphere
When you first log in to Planisphere, the Search page is your starting point
Pension Plans: Are They Coming Back in a New Form?
Defined Contribution plans like 401(k)s have almost replaced pension plans entirely, although many plan providers and insurance companies are trying to make DC and pension plans similar in a number of ways. The latest step in that direction has been to include guaranteed income options in 401(k)s, which will be tested out soon in the market.
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.
What’s happening in Reg-BI Compliance Court?
With a Republican administration believing in small Federal government, I think it is safe to say that the SEC may defer to States to oversee and enforce Reg-BI’s new standards. With thousands of affected people in the financial services industry, this may make logistical sense. It means that RIA and BDs may experience different levels of scrutiny, depending on where they work.
Jackpot List for Getting a Target Audience – The Scoring Quiz
What kind of background knowledge does your target audience have? How are they currently solving their problem? Successful marketing depends on gathering and applying knowledge about your target audience.
What Makes the “Category” Marketing Quiz so Compelling?
If you have a social media account – especially with connections to teenagers – then you have probably seen a category quiz without realizing it. How does your personality match a Disney character, entrepreneur, or tv show character?
How the DOL’s New ESG Rule Would Affect Retirement Advisors
The Department of Labor is considering a regulation that would limit how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing can appear in retirement plans.
Participant Direct Connects You With Plan Members
Do you know that more than one-in-five participants have no interactions with their plan providers throughout a year? Based on the report published by J.D. Power, there are 29% of the plan participants who unaware of the access to professional financial advice related to their plan.It is truly astonishing to see such a disconnect between the participants and plan providers. According to the same report, approximately 40% of surveyed plan participants ranked their relationship with the plan providers to be either indifferent or dissatisfactory.
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