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Robinhood Acquires TradePMR To Refer Next-Gen HNW Clients To On-Platform RIAs (And More Of The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech – December 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that the retail brokerage platform Robinhood is acquiring RIA custodian TradePMR, which appears to be less about Robinhood wanting to compete with the likes of Schwab and Fidelity in the custodial space and more about keeping the assets of its wealthier customers "on-platform" by giving them referrals to (..)

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Wednesday links: sub-optimal portfolios

Abnormal Returns

newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Two questions to ask during a reference check. (abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. hunterwalk.com) Toxic workers are bad for business. klementoninvesting.substack.com).

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Past Performance

The Reformed Broker

Especially if we’re referring to the past performance of a particular investment strategy, portfolio manager, mutual fund or individual stock. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Of course it isn’t. Things change. But past performance of asset classes should be well understood.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 31–September 1)

Nerd's Eye View

Nonetheless, given that adding services requires an investment on the part of the firm (often in the form of increased staffing to offer high-touch services and add needed expertise), firms appear to be analyzing the costs and benefits of offering these services in-house versus adding value to clients by referring them to trusted professionals in these (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 3–4)

Nerd's Eye View

a ski chalet), assessing whether it will lead to greater overall wellbeing, or, alternatively, more stress, is more challenging Enjoy the 'light' reading!

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3%: Great Depression, GFC, 1970s & 2020s?

The Big Picture

Of course, you can find other forecasts that are friendlier to your portfolio, For example, JP Morgan sees U.S. It’s certainly no way to manage your portfolio… Previously : Forecasting & Prediction Discussions Sources : 3% Stock Market Returns For the Next Decade? stocks returning 7.8% annually over the next 20 years.

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Performance Advertising Guidelines For Investment Advisers Under the SEC’s New Marketing Rule

Nerd's Eye View

The Marketing Rule also requires performance results to be presented consistently over 1-, 5-, and 10-year time periods (or the time period the portfolio has existed, if shorter than a particular prescribed period) preventing advisers from cherry-picking time periods that would make their returns appear more favorable.