report by BlackRock
Results for ""
Retirement
Can I invest my IRA in this?
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Alternative assets, such as cryptocurrencies, art, private equity and more, have seen a surge in press coverage over the past decade, to the point that many of these alternative investments have become more mainstream than ever before.
Alternative Investments
Gimme shelter
Demand for houses is likely to remain strong, pushing up prices and benefitting builders.
Business Development
Embracing a virtual CIO strategy
This piece is approved to use with clients.
When it comes to building referral networks, a digital-friendly approach is now table stakes for Advisors seeking to grow their business. For a deeper look, Ben Jones, host of BMO’s Better Conversations, Better Outcomes podcast, offers timely advice and actionable tips to bring your Centres of Influence (COI) strategy to life.
Business Development
Digital Technology: Friend or foe? Part 1
In short, chances are that your clients and prospects are online. But the question is: Are you? And more importantly, what does your online presence say about you?
Alternative Investments
Why invest in real estate?
Anyone who has purchased a home is a real estate investor — but there’s a big difference between taking on a mortgage and investing in office buildings, malls or industrial parks. In this blog, I explain the basics of real estate investing, the potential benefits, and the ways that individuals can add real estate exposure to their portfolio.
Business Development
Don't break your team
A 10-part checklist for getting your service model execution right without crushing your team.
Retirement
Should you save or spend your tax refund?
This piece is approved to use with clients.
This tax season, consider putting your refund toward a 529 plan.
Alternative Investments
Spring training for alternatives investors
A primary goal of spring training is getting the players back to basics by focusing on the fundamentals of the game. By doing so, the players ensure they are ready to go when the season begins. In honor of spring training, I’d like to take investors back to the basics and fundamentals of alternative investments (or alts).
Business Development
Winning new business from existing clients
Asset allocation proposals--helping an investor visualize how a particular asset allocation can best help them meet their goals--are a mainstay of winning new clients. But proposals can also be used to generate new business from existing clients.
Business Development
3 keys to maximizing your firm's value
Competition is intensifying for Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms looking to acquire assets and market share across the independent wealth management landscape. As the industry continues to face consolidation, the gap in performance between super ensemble firms and small RIAs is widening--driving firms of all sizes to ask themselves, what is our value?