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Registered Rep.
October 31, 2014 |
Advisor Views on Alternatives While 70 percent of advisors recommend some form of alternative products to their clients, it's a select group.   |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Jeff Schlegel |
Mainstreaming Alternatives Financial advisors are taking a shine to alternative investments. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2010
Aarti N. Maharaj |
Five Questions With Amy Strong Joining Financial Research Corp. as a research analyst in 2007, she examines the state of the industry and marketing effectiveness. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010 |
More Advisors Embrace Alternatives Advisors are increasingly turning to alternative investments, not as a source of outsized returns, but rather to provide true diversification to clients' portfolios. |
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2015
Diana Britton |
Advisor Views on The Economy We recently surveyed over 2,000 advisors across channels about their views on the economy and business as part of its 2015 AdvisorBenchmarking All-Channel Report. Here's what they had to say. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Karen DeMasters |
A Horse Of A Different Color A new study shows advisors like alternative assets because their returns aren't correlated with those of other investments. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
Need for Education A preview of the 2008 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Study, a snapshot of the financial advisory business. |
Registered Rep.
November 6, 2014
David Armstrong |
Drowning in Liquid Alts Liquid alternative funds, which seek to replicate hedge fund strategies in registered mutual fund structures, should play a substantial role in most client portfolios. |
Registered Rep.
October 31, 2014
David Armstrong |
Editor's Letter: November 2014 Since the financial crisis, money has poured into liquid alts. Morningstar research shows some $300 billion net assets in alternative mutual funds, up from $50 billion in 2008. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2014 |
Advisor Views on ETFs As exchange traded funds continue to take more market share, the number of advisors using the structure increased to 84 percent in 2014, up from 82 percent in 2013. |
Registered Rep.
June 15, 2009
Kristen French |
Hedge Funds Bruised, But New Retail Products Abound So far this year, investors and advisors seem to have put the brakes on new hedge fund investments. |
Registered Rep.
July 14, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Financial Advisor Switching Firms Jumps in June June was a busy month for financial advisors on the move. The number of advisors switching firms jumped 45 percent in June versus May, according to Discovery Database. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
David A. Geracioti |
To Increase Revenue Increase Time Spent With Clients Clients are happier when financial advisors pay close attention to them, and new research suggests that this can manifest itself in more business. |
Investment Advisor
April 2006
Maya Ivanova |
Self Improvement In the recent supplement to the 2005 Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Survey, many advisors recognize that simply maintaining the status quo is not enough. They're continuously examining their business plans and investment processes to look for improvements. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Jeff Schlegel |
An Alternative World A growing number of financial advisors and their clients are clamoring for alternative investments in the wake of the massive market maelstrom of '08-'09, but it's a broad space requiring lots of due diligence. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Investing Like the Big Boys Alternatives can make a big difference in client portfolios. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Michael S. Fischer |
Behind the Curtain RIAs and their high-net-worth clients have dramatically increased the use of alternative investments in their portfolios in recent years, and are on track to continue this trend. However, not all advisors, much less their clients, are comfortable with alternatives. |
Investment Advisor
October 2008
Maya Ivanova |
War Room How the most successful advisory firms are mitigating risk on two fronts: for their clients, and for their own businesses. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2012
Bob Veres |
True Cost of Tactical Management Investment companies are going to be facing very different selection criteria than in the past. |
Registered Rep.
August 25, 2011
Diana Britton |
Portfolio Models Could See Headwinds Ahead, Especially Among RIAs Despite the fact that broker/dealers expect increased flows into their portfolio models over the next year, advisors' usage of these models has declined in the last 12 months, especially among RIAs. |
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2013
Diana Britton |
Designation Fatigue? Fewer advisors are pursuing or holding designations this year, according to WealthManagement.com's 2013 AdvisorBenchmarking RIA Trend Report. |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
Ten Charts That Explain What Advisors Think of Hedge Funds Overwhelmingly, advisors consider hedge funds an alternative investment, increasingly a generic catch-all term for anything that is not a mainstream liquid security. |
Registered Rep.
June 6, 2011
Diana Britton |
The New Due Diligence There's a shift towards more of a focus on operational due diligence, rather than just relying on performance and track records. |
Registered Rep.
August 25, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Better Economic Times Ahead? Your Clients Don't Think So. Advisors seem more optimistic about the economy than their own clients, according to a recent survey. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
From Morningstar, Select Stock Baskets Advisors looking at separately managed accounts may want to examine a new offering from Morningstar Investment Services -- Managed Portfolios Select Stock Baskets. |
Registered Rep.
July 16, 2014
Diana Britton |
Asset Management Growth Belies Systemic Decline in Revenue The global asset management industry had a pretty good 2013, with record assets under management and profits soaring 17 percent over 2012, a new Boston Consulting Group report shows. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
Ivanova & Kahler |
The ABCs Of Retirees To meet the needs of retiree clients, financial advisors will need to beef up their knowledge not only of investment-related retirement issues, but also non-investment areas. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Who's Planning? A study by Boston-based AiteGroup found that only 18% of independent advisors make financial planning the center of their practice. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Diana Britton |
Alternatives Going Mainstream According to data released by Cerulli Associates and Strategic Insight/SIMFUND, alternative mutual funds account for 2.8 percent of overall mutual fund assets today. But Cerulli projects they will account for 9.7 percent of all mutual fund assets in five years. |
Registered Rep.
October 31, 2014
Megan Leonhardt |
The Lost Opportunity Despite the greater freedom and advantages using the tools can bring, only 53 percent of advisors at RIA firms are using social media for business. |
Registered Rep.
January 25, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
LPL's New RIA Platform Rakes in Assets Since launching the platform in October 2008 through the end of 2009, the firm gathered $7.3 billion in assets. |
Registered Rep.
October 30, 2015 |
The State of Independence: Intelligent Advisor The survey covers over 360 registered investment advisors. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
Maya Ivanova |
Listen Up Financial advisory firms are demonstrating their ability to weather the tough times of the last few years. But to continue their profitability in the future, they need to make client service a priority. |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: The Slowly Disappearing Commission Moving from a commission-based business to one based on fees, advocates argue, removes conflicts and puts advisors on the same side of the table as their clients. |
Registered Rep.
April 3, 2012
Diana Britton |
Caution: Contents May Be Hot ETF managed portfolios -- separately managed accounts with over half of their assets in ETFs -- are among the latest hot products everyone is talking about. |
Registered Rep.
April 2, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Advisor Work Station Giants Roll Out Spring Upgrades Forget high-tech. What financial advisors are looking for in computer work stations these days is smooth tech, the ability to simplify the complex and sometimes mind-numbing tasks that are part of their daily lives. |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Rep as Portfolio Manager Wirehouse and national firms are the most likely to offer advisor-directed platforms, followed by the bank and independent broker/dealer channels. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Matthew Leung |
Getting Retirement Portfolios Back on Track Previous assumptions about asset allocation, diversification and the appropriate levels of risk in portfolios are being challenged. |
Registered Rep.
December 7, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Say on Pay: Registered Rep.'s 2011 Compensation Survey Financial advisors continue to expand their practices, work with more clients and receive ample compensation for their efforts. |
Registered Rep.
October 19, 2011
Diana Britton |
Registered Rep/Wealth Management.com Research: Indies, Insurers Take Lead on Social Media RIAs, independent broker/dealers and insurance companies are taking the lead in social media usage, ahead of wirehouses, regional firms and bank brokerages. |
Registered Rep.
November 13, 2015
Ryan W. Neal |
Despite Volatility, Advisor Confidence High The market volatility in the third quarter wasn't enough to shake advisor optimism. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing RIA Advisors need to start thinking bigger and go beyond their current capabilities. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Suzanne McGee |
The Perfect Alternative Is there an asset class for your clients portfolios whose price moves in the opposite direction to that of mainstream investments like stocks and bonds? |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2011
Diana Britton |
Dog Days of Summer: Advisors Brace for Slow Months Ahead Advisors are expecting the summer doldrums to kick in for the stock market and the economy over the next few months, according to Rydex|SGI's Advisor Confidence Index. |
Registered Rep.
January 8, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
A Hedge Fund Resurgence There is legislation in Congress that would require hedge funds to make greater disclosures about the details of their operations. The increased regulation coupled with a recent uptick in hedge fund performance will likely entice some advisors to put their clients back into hedge funds. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007 |
Upgrades Morningstar, Inc. has partnered with Pyxis Mobile... Schwab Performance Technologies announced a new version of its PortfolioCenter... etc. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
Laton McCartney |
4 Smart Mutual Fund Strategies The picks that worked as markets raced higher may not be the best choices going forward. As you look ahead, consider these ideas. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2011
Diana Britton |
American Funds: A Victim of Its Own Success? The mutual fund giant's fortunes seem to have turned, with sizeable outflows. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2011
Kristen French |
Switching To Independent Model Keeps Up Pace Migration to the independent financial advisor model -- independent b/ds and RIAs -- is likely to continue unabated in 2011. |
Registered Rep.
July 7, 2010
David A. Geracioti |
Compensation 2010. Crisis? What Crisis? 2009 income for RIAs -- while lower than 2008, in some cases by a lot -- rebounded fairly nicely, bringing earnings back to 2007 levels. |
