How Facebook Exploits You & What It Means For Your Portfolio
Facebook is not free. Essentially Facebook earns money by making you do work! Don’t believe me? Check out some of these headlines: Facebook’s making more money per user in North...Read More
New Portfolio Crash Test Scenario: Hard Brexit
If the UK Government fails to approve the deal negotiated by PM May before March 29, 2019, that could trigger “Hard Brexit”. This would potentially cause severe short term (and...Read More
Hard Brexit vs Cool Brexit: How Will Each Impact Your Clients’ Portfolios?
The news that Prime Minister Teresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected by Parliament was not particularly surprising to anyone, including PM May. But ‘rejected’ doesn’t begin to put the loss...Read More
New Portfolio Crash Test Scenario: 2019 Long Term Government Shutdown
A scenario where there is a long-lasting shutdown, where the President does not declare a state of emergency, and the two sides don’t give in would have the biggest impact...Read More
4 Simple Tips for Advisors on How to Make Portfolio Diversification Easier
Know your client: Ask about risk aversion and financial goals. The portfolio diversification should be based on the risk aversion and financial goals of a client. Know your funds: select the...Read More
Analyzing Yield Curves to Position Your Clients’ Portfolios
The recent equity selloff has dropped S&P 500 10.2% from the September peak to its November 23 trough and removed about $2.5 Tn in market cap from the index. Similarly,...Read More
Recent Study Shows 401k Participants Aren’t Sure of Their Own Portfolio Allocations
In a recent article by PlanSponsor.com, they referenced a survey by Legg Mason that reports that many 401k participants are in the dark of their own portfolio allocations. According to...Read More
Ways to help 401k participants understand the risk of their portfolios
One of the most obvious ways to look at the risk of portfolio is by checking its standard deviation. Standard deviation is a statistical measurement that sheds light on historical...Read More
How to facilitate a conversation about risk & obtain better portfolio outcomes for your clients
At Larkspur-RiXtrema, we create great tools for advisors. Our tools combine quantitative rigor with user friendly interfaces and often, a measure of prospecting to help an advisor grow their business....Read More
What you need to know about the Crash Rating in Portfolio Crash Testing
Crash Rating is a number used to measure the risk of a portfolio. It is a representation of the loss a portfolio may incur during our worst stress-testing scenarios. Here are...Read More