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How America Saves 2018
The 17th edition of How America Saves is here! Developed by long-tenured experts, our innovative and forward-looking research draws on technical knowledge for real-world insights on the challenges your clients may be facing.
What Can a 529 Be Used For? More Than You May Think
What constitutes a qualified educational expense? When that question relates to 529 savings plans, the answer may be broader than you think.
Summer Reading (and Listening) for Advisors
Getting your summer reading list together? Here are our recommendations.
How Do Summer Jobs Affect 529s and Financial Aid?
Your teen’s summer gig can prepare them for the future — and help them save for college.
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Long Treasury yields fall as the Fed grows more hawkish
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates on Wednesday, citing a strong U.S economy and rising inflation. The European Central Bank announced its planned wind down of asset purchases through 2018 and pledged not to raise interest rates until after the summer of 2019.
Jim Patrick on the Future of Impact
Jim Patrick provides his insights on the future of impact investing at the Envestnet Advisor Summit.
Capital Market Assumptions: A Building Block Methodology
Invesco Global Solutions' Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs) encompass a broad array classes across equity, fixed income and commodity markets globally.
How Macro Factors Can Aid Asset Allocation
Invesco Establishes their set of macro factors which display quite stable correlations to the returns of various asset classes,irrespective of their country of issuance.
Economic and Market Review: First Quarter 2018
The US economy continued on its upward trajectory, with overall growth and employment posting solid gains. The employment situation also made gains, with an average of approximately 242,000 jobs added each month. Read the full report from Envestnet | PMC.
A Close Look At the Value of your Financial Advisor
Envestnet outlines three key reasons why investors who work with professional financial advisors can increase the probability of achieving their goals more than do-it-yourself investors.
Fund Strategist Portfolios vs. Advisor Managed Portfolios – A Story of the Tails
This Envestat researches advisors and accounts that had outperformed and underperformed in both fund strategist portfolios (FSP) and advisor-managed portfolios (APM).
The Value of a Financial Professional
Financial professionals provide many valuable services. This client approved article explains how their experience and guidance can help improve investment outcomes.