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Human Capital
Diversity is Good Business for Advisory Firms
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U.S. demographics are changing and we are expected to be a minority/majority by 2045. Yet the majority of financial advisors are still overwhelmingly white, male and shrinking in numbers. FlexShares conducted a survey of investors and advisors to see if diversity was being pursued and how firms were building diverse teams.
Client Relationships
The Generations Project: Strengthening Conversations
Our survey demonstrates the importance of having clear conversations with clients about goals for their finances and their families and thereby realizing Greater Possibilities Together.
Client Experience
Rethink How to Win Executive Investors: The surprising impact of gender on engaging HNW breadwinners
This paper shares the results of HNW executive investor survey and highlights how gender stereotypes don't apply to this powerful group of investors.
Client Experience
How to Host Extraordinary Client Experiences
While the retirement seminar may have served you well in the past, they may not help you stand out in the future. To attract, retain and grow your client base you’ll need events that are designed around your clients’ passions.
Human Capital
Managing NextGen Financial Professionals
In this paper we seek to acknowledge the truths and dispel the myths around the stereotypes attached to Millennials. By understanding the drivers of Millennials’ preferred work styles and expectations, we believe advisors will be better equipped to manage them.
Business Development
Insights into Advisor Wellness: Stress and Satisfaction Are (still) Defining Factors
A look at the results of FlexShares research on advisor wellness. The paper reveals key stressors and the divergence of those stressors based on gender, age, marital status, firm types and services offered.
Active/Passive Management
The ETF Toolkit: The Professional's Guide to Exchange Traded Funds
Over the past 20+ years, ETFs have grown tremendously in terms of AUM and number of products. They now span virtually every asset class. This guide from Invesco provides an thorough overview of exchange traded funds and insight into ETF liquidity and execution.
Alternative Investments
The Role of Commodities
In this paper, Invesco discusses two key benefits of adding commodity exposure to portfolios.
Sustainable Investing
Responsible Investing and Active Ownership
Invesco considers the different approaches to ESG taken in the investment industry and the evidence o the impact of adopting ESG criteria on investment performance.
Sustainable Investing
Sustainable Factor Investing
This white paper chronicles the rise of responsible investing and the ever-growing consideration of environmental, social and governance issues in portfolio construction.
Manager & Investment Selection
High Conviction: Creating Multi-Asset Portfolios Designed to Achieve Investors' Objectives
Explore three different case studies that illustrate specific ways in which active and factor-based strategies can be combined.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Getting Familiar with Global Portfolio Hedging
Invesco describes various hedging methods and the costs of hedging fixed income portfolios.