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Human Capital
Building an inclusive practice: Unlocking diversity capital
Growth is no longer just about acquiring assets. In fact, as the population in need of financial advice grows and diversifies, so, too, must the advisory teams that serve them.
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.
Leveraging Technology & Data
The Digital Investor: Financial attention through multiple digital channels
A new Vanguard paper explores clients' use of digital channels—desktop or laptop computers, mobile phone, and mobile apps—to interact with their financial institutions and breaks down how digital use has changed over time.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Getting back on track: A guide to smart rebalancing
Our research team reviewed the benefits of rebalancing, analyzed the impact of different rebalancing frequencies and thresholds, and developed strategies to minimize rebalancing costs.
Advisor Value & Fees
Putting a Value on Your Value: Quantifying Advisor's Alpha
This updated research paper delves into the concept of Vanguard Advisor's Alpha®, which outlines how you can add value, or alpha, through relationship-based services such as financial planning, discipline, and guidance, rather than by trying to outperform the market.
Children & College Savings
Learn How To Teach Your Kids About Money
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This guide helps your clients teach their children good money management skills with practical tips they can use whether their kids are preschoolers or college-bound.
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.
Leveraging Technology & Data
Fighting the “algorithm wars”
Artificial intelligence (AI), quant funds, high-frequency trading, big data — these terms get thrown around a lot these days and can create confusion and uncertainty. Case in point: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons.
Retirement
Should you save or spend your tax refund?
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This tax season, consider putting your refund toward a 529 plan.
Retirement
next: Millennial magnet - Attract and retain the largest generation in the U.S. workforce
In our second issue of next, we discuss how some of the factors may affect your role as a fiduciary in building effective retirement plans, including the effect changing interest rates may have on target date funds.