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5 Questions Using Risk Assessment Data That Help Advisors Understand Clients’ True Concerns About Risk

Nerd's Eye View

Over the years, 2 types of measurement tools have emerged as the standards for assessing risk tolerance: 1) psychometric tests, which feature a series of questions (such as, "What amount of risk do you feel you have taken with past financial decisions?")

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Inflation Expectations: A Dubious Survey

The Big Picture

Consider : Questioning investors as to their risk tolerance does not typically result in an accurate description of their true tolerance for drawdowns and lower returns; instead, we get a number highly dependent upon the performance of equity markets over the prior three to six months.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Riskalyze has completed its previously-announced rebranding, and will now be known as “Nitrogen”, a ”growth platform” for advisory firms – which represents less of a shift in the platform’s core function (given that Riskalyze’s risk tolerance tool was always (..)

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Personal finance links: peaks and valleys

Abnormal Returns

nytimes.com) Investing Are older investors now too exposed to the stock market? morningstar.com) On average, people overestimate their risk tolerance. genyplanning.com) An inheritance raises a number of questions, and opportunities. morningstar.com) Personal finance There's no shortcut to financial health.

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How to Determine Your Client’s Risk Capacity

BlueMind

However, it should be well understood that a client’s financial profile includes their risk tolerance and their risk capacity. In this article, although we will be focusing on the latter one and why it is significant to determine your client’s risk capacity let’s first understand the difference between the two.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (November 2022)

Nerd's Eye View

From there, the latest highlights also feature a number of other interesting advisor technology announcements, including: Orion’s Redtail launches “Redtail Campaigns” in partnership with Snappy Kraken to facilitate CRM-based drip marketing emails.

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Financial Planning Opportunities in a Volatile Market

eMoney Advisor

Despite the toll on client emotions, times of market volatility give financial professionals a real opportunity to shine. Historically, staying the course and following a financial plan has outperformed rash investment decisions when there are times of uncertainty in the financial market. Here are some important steps to follow.