Wealth Management

MAY 30, 2023

Clients rarely have well-defined ideas about what they want their portfolios to look like. That’s why they seek out advisors in the first place.

Portfolio 109

Portfolio Clients 109

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When markets are performing poorly, clients’ portfolio values can decline, giving clients the sense that they aren’t making progress toward goals and those goals seem harder to achieve.

Portfolio 103

Portfolio Clients Marketing Marketing 103

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 23, 2024

Tyson is the CEO of FORM Wealth Advisors, a hybrid advisory firm based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, that oversees approximately $900 million in assets under management for just over 800 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Wealth Advisor Financial Advice 130

BlueMind

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Category: Clients Risk. When it comes to their investment portfolios many tend to have a low-risk tolerance and with the unsettling economic situation with the ongoing pandemic, the word “risk” has become even more of a fearsome word for clients. Good communication is the key to a successful advisor-client relationship.

Risk Management 97

Risk Management Clients Risk Tolerance Management 97

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 28, 2023

This week, we speak with Michael Carmen , co-head of private investments at Wellington Management Co. LLP, which has more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Carmen, who manages the diversified late-stage growth equity business, previously managed institutional portfolios in the multi-cap growth style.

Management 143

Management Investing Investments Portfolio 143

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 17, 2024

Altogether, the study suggests that social media engagement is driven more by the quality (and originality) of the advisor's content, rather than the quantity of posts. Read More.

Financial Planner 172

Financial Planner Wealth Management Retirement Investment Planning 172

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 15, 2023

For many financial advisors, keeping an open line of communication with clients is a key component of building trust, understanding the client’s values, and developing a meaningful plan to help them reach their financial goals. pressure from family members, an attractive 'deal' offered by an investment management firm, etc.)

Clients 187

Clients Investing Investments Communication 187

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

kitces.com) Matt Reiner talks client expectations with Daniel Crosby who is the Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions. etf.com) Things to keep in mind when direct indexing a client's portfolio. fa-mag.com) How to advise clients in the government Thrift Savings Plan. forbes.com) A ten-point Medicare primer.

Clients 197

Clients Retirement Financial Services Taxes 197

Abnormal Returns

AUGUST 21, 2023

Podcasts Jason Wenk and Dasarte Yarnway talk with Michael Kitces about advisor tech and practice management. wiredplanning.com) Michael Kitces talks with Jim Ludwick about turning prospects into clients. riabiz.com) Advisers Why advisory firms need a well-articulated criteria to 'fire' a client. Advisers want to become banks.

Portfolio 130

Portfolio Estate Planning Banking Retirement 130

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 20, 2023

Tony is the Co-founder and COO for Hixon Zuercher Capital Management, an independent RIA based in Findlay, Ohio, that oversees more than $300 million in assets under management for nearly 330 client households. Welcome back to the 338th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today's podcast is Tony Hixon.

Retirement 244

Retirement Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning 244

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 6, 2022

Advisors occasionally encounter situations where their recommendations conflict with a prospect’s or a client’s opinions or beliefs. In some cases, it is clear to advisors that it would be inappropriate to try to persuade a client to go against their values.

Clients 186

Clients Asset Allocation Financial Advisor Portfolio 186

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly.

Fee Only 223

Fee Only Portfolio Clients Planning 223

Wealth Management

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Model portfolios are an increasingly popular way for advisors to reduce the time needed to manage individual client portfolios. This way, advisors can spend more time growing their overall practice while providing existing clients with the benefits of a professionally-managed portfolio.

Portfolio 96

Portfolio Clients Management 96

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 2, 2022

Matthew is the Founder and CIO of Lansing Street Advisors, an independent RIA based in Ambler, Pennsylvania that oversees $160 million in assets under management for 60 client households.

Clients 194

Clients Financial Advisor Financial Planning Portfolio Management 194

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

MARCH 26, 2024

Let's continue the conversation about all-weather generically and then the Cockroach Portfolio. First a comparison of the Permanent Portfolio Mutual Fund (PRPFX) versus a 60/40 portfolio comprised of two Vanguard mutual funds. Putting 20% in VIXM pretty much doomed that version of the portfolio.

Portfolio 68

Portfolio Management Banking Financial Planning 68

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 19, 2024

The potential work would be to write up a quick "don't panic" note to email to clients. We work on theoretical portfolios here all the time that blend in strategies that really are negatively correlated or at least very little correlation. Enduring a bear market is about both, behavior and portfolio construction.

Portfolio 68

Portfolio Accounting Clients Marketing 68

Ron A. Rhodes

AUGUST 6, 2023

I have increasingly witnessed registered investment adviser (RIA) firms, as well as brokerage firms, generally disavow (often in their client services agreement) any duty to manage the investment portfolios of…

Portfolio 61

Portfolio Management Taxes Clients 61

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 5, 2024

Rob is the Senior Partner of NWF Advisory, a hybrid firm based in Los Angeles, California, where he oversees nearly $500M in assets under management for 200 client households.

Clients 130

Clients Financial Advisor Medicine Financial Planner 130

Sara Grillo

MAY 9, 2022

Here are the reasons it will ruin your clients’ portfolios and you should run away as fast as you can. Direct indexing, once personalized and/or sampled, will result in a portfolio that resembles an index no more than a plate of scrambled eggs does. Nobody is going to want to unwind a portfolio of 500 stocks.

Portfolio 72

Portfolio Clients Financial Advisor Taxes 72

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Podcasts Christine Benz and Jeff Ptak talk with Roger Whitney about retirement portfolio planning and the key contributors to success later in life. wiredplanning.com) Attitude Should being rude to a client, cause an adviser to lose their CFP certification? thinkadvisor.com) Empathy trumps marketing when it comes to attracting clients.

Management 130

Management Certification CFP Retirement 130

Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 1, 2024

While most RIA firms employ funds and models when building client portfolios, a handful of wealth management and investment advisory firms utilize single-stock allocations.

Portfolio 52

Portfolio Wealth Management Clients Management 52

Advisor Perspectives

APRIL 20, 2023

Tax season isn't the only time advisors should think about how taxes may impact their client portfolios. Helping your clients maximize their after-tax wealth is an important element of the value you provide. There are various strategies advisors can use year-round to ensure they are investing in a tax-efficient manner.

Portfolio 52

Portfolio Management Taxes Clients 52

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Previously, he developed and managed statistical arbitrage trading strategies at D.E.Shaw. We discuss his career in machine learning, from Amazon’s recommendation engine to using AI to manage portfolios. Voleon, which manages $10 billion in client assets, has achieved great success applying these technologies to investing.

Engineering 319

Engineering Management Portfolio Assets 319

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

APRIL 7, 2024

Let's have a little fun with a difference of opinion about how to incorporate managed futures into a portfolio between to big proponents, Corey Hoffstein from ReturnStacked ETFs and Andrew Beer who runs the iMPG DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF). Both of them talk about how to add managed futures to a portfolio.

Management 77

Management Portfolio Portfolio Management Risk Management 77

Wealth Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

You owe it to your clients to prevent these hidden factors of market volatility, portfolio construction, fees and taxes from decimating their wealth.

Management 87

Management Taxes Portfolio Clients 87

The Big Picture

JUNE 7, 2023

Weinstein, Woodline Partners Co-Chief Investment Officer Mike Rockefeller, Fernbridge Capita Management Founder Brennan Diaz and Knighthead Capital Management Co-Founder Thomas Wagner. Frame what’s going on in today’s environment and what’s it like managing a fund in this sort of circumstance?

Management 270

Management Investing Investments Economics 270

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management , is below. Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Her job is portfolio and product solutions and that means she could go anywhere in the world and do anything. Thank you for having me.

Assets 143

Assets Management Portfolio Investing 143

Trade Brains

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

is an investment management and advising firm. The firm provides its services to equity and fixed-income investment groups, investment pooling vehicles, mutual funds, and separate account institutional clients. trillion in global assets under management. Its domestic broadcast portfolio includes over 48 channels.

Portfolio Analysis 105

Portfolio Analysis Portfolio Manufacturing Distribution 105

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

First up was a webinar about model portfolios at ETF.com. Outsourcing the work related to actually being an advisor would not feel right to me and I enjoy what I get to do including portfolio construction. I think that when investors hear about model portfolios they sort of think in terms of set and forget.

Portfolio 72

Portfolio Asset Allocation Math Compliance 72

Investment Writing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Commentary about portfolio performance is part of every investment manager’s communications. It can consist of a single line giving portfolio returns. The longest reports typically target institutional clients—not individuals. In this article, I review portfolio performance reports’ common components.

Portfolio 52

Portfolio Clients Management Investing 52

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Podcasts Brendan Frazier talks with Sten Morgan, the founder of Legacy Investment Planning, about better communicating with clients. kitces.com) Daniel Crosby reads another chapter from his forthcoming book "The Soul of Money." (riabiz.com) Does Citigroup ($C) have a path forward in wealth management? thinkadvisor.com)

Wealth Management 186

Wealth Management Retirement Communication Investment Planning 186

Trade Brains

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

(JPM) is a financial holding corporation that, through its subsidiaries, provides solutions for consumer and commercial banking, investment banking, processing financial transactions, and asset management. The amount of assets under management was $3 trillion. The headquarters of JPM are located in the US state of New York. ROE (%) 15.46

Portfolio Analysis 115

Portfolio Analysis Portfolio Healthcare Banking 115

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 18, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study has found that consumers are increasingly likely to spread their portfolios across a range of asset managers, and that this trend is particularly pronounced amongst more affluent clients (e.g.,

Financial Planner 235

Financial Planner CFP Clients Assets 235

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 9, 2024

Kimberly is the Lead Financial Planner and Managing Partner of Enders Wealth Management, a hybrid advisory firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, that oversees $50M in assets under management for 85 client households. Welcome back to the 367th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast !

Financial Advisor 222

Financial Advisor Financial Planner Clients Food 222

Sara Grillo

MAY 10, 2024

One of my best clients who runs a business just hired another advisor to manage their 401k plan.” ” I’ve heard iterations of this: I’m a CPA and financial advisor, and my best tax return client just hired someone else to do their retirement planning. Question from a subscribe r: “I’m stunned.

Clients 52

Clients License Retirement Planning Financial Advisor 52

Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the early days of wealth management, a financial advisor's value proposition was relatively explicit, typically focusing on a limited range of portfolio management activities (e.g., selling and trading) or on sales-oriented advice that centered on implementing insurance products.

Financial Advisor 208

Financial Advisor Insurance Coverage Charitable Planning Estate Planning 208

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 4, 2024

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!

Startup 209

Startup Wealth Management Clients Portfolio 209