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Portfolio Construction Insights
Technology Enables Municipal Investing at the Speed of Alpha
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Today's complex, fragmented and fast-moving muni market is rapidly outpacing the capability and capacity of traditional portfolio-construction methods.
Portfolio Construction Insights
[Presentation] How to Build Wealth with a Behavioral Approach to Portfolio Construction | Webinar 2
2020 has been an unprecedented and emotionally-charged ride—the most difficult for advisors in over a decade.
Client Life Events
Learn About Estate Planning
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Help your clients understand the importance of estate planning with this education guide that outlines basic estate planning tools, the importance of taxes, estate planning and children, and more.
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.
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).
Portfolio Construction Insights
Risk Speedometer: Easing off the brake
In January, the 1-month risk speedometer continued to remain below its 5-year average, recording a score of –0.61 and landing slightly above the 25th percentile of rankings. Similarly, based on the 3- and 12-month speedometers, the appetite for risk remained low.
Manager & Investment Selection
The six key components for choosing an index asset manager
Are all index asset managers the same? Learn what separates the best managers from the rest of the industry.
Active/Passive Management
MYTH: Active Performs Better in Certain Market Segments
When it comes to active management, believing that active managers generally perform better in certain market segments is a myth, not a reality.
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.
Active/Passive Management
Investor Education: Learn About Active and Index Fund Investing
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Help your clients get a better understanding of the differences between index investing and active investing, and the merits of each approach.