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Portfolio Construction Insights
Shifting Gears - Moving to a Goals-Based Fixed Income Strategy
For traditional fixed income investors, much of the last 40 years have been a relatively enjoyable ride. This benefit has slowly evaporated over the past 10 years, as rates have plunged to near zero and now extreme market turmoil from the COVID-19 pandemic has put investors at a crossroads: high-quality, traditional fixed income will always be a crucial bedrock for investment portfolios but emerging from this crisis with extremely low – or even negative – government bond rates means this “insurance” might become more expensive. It’s no wonder, then, that many investors are viewing the fixed income implications of the COVID-19 crisis as existential.
Retirement
Plan Talk: Best of 2020
In this year’s final episode of our Plan Talk podcast, Retirement Director Ben Rizzuto recaps notable updates, trends and legal cases from the past year in the defined contribution space. And as always, he shares a playlist of his favorite new songs from 2020.
Tax Management
2021 Financial Planning Limits and Tax Rate Schedules
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Addressing the complexities of financial planning can be difficult.
Retirement
Plan Talk: How to Use Client Motivations to Encourage Better Social Security Decisions
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Many American workers fear that the Social Security trust could be depleted in the not-so-distant future, which may lead some individuals to collect their benefits early – a decision that can significantly reduce their earned benefit. In this episode of Plan Talk, Retirement Director Ben Rizzuto explains research-based techniques that can be used to help ensure people more fully consider their options and make better decisions regarding when to claim this important earned benefit.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Quarterly Market Update
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Fidelity's Asset Allocation Research Team (AART) examines major themes in global financial markets and presents its investment outlook in this quarterly market update.
Active/Passive Management
The Power of "AND" eBook
Active and passive investing: Uncover the power of "AND".
Manager & Investment Selection
Building the Right Team for Your Client Portfolios
This presentation explains how to select and combine managers and investment vehicles.
Tax Management
Capital Gains Got You Down? 7 Steps You Can Take Now to Optimize Your Clients' Tax Situations
Remind your clients of the value you add and the actors you consider when it comes to the tax management of their portfolios outside of tax loss harvesting.