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Financial Planning March 1, 2005 O'Toole & Steiny |
The Perfect Process A disciplined approach to managing client assets is at the heart of financial planning. How does yours stack up?  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Mark Willoughby |
Volatility Bites For those who had begun to underestimate the impact volatility can have on managing investment portfolios, the events of 2007 and early 2008 have been a sobering reminder.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Joel Bruckenstein |
Rebalancing Act A new software program that automatically performs sophisticated rebalancing -- and captures extra alpha -- is stimulating the market for similar offerings. Here's what's available.  |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Rick Adkins |
What I Learned About Portfolio Rebalancing Why does conditional rebalancing work so well? Common sense: It allows the markets, not a calendar, to dictate when it is time to rebalance one's portfolio.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Gobind Daryanani |
Balancing Acts How do you rebalance assets in these turbulent times? A new approach, called opportunistic rebalancing, squeezes more alpha out of rebalancing.  |
Financial Advisor October 2005 David Reilly |
Is Risk Really A Four Letter Word? Once esoteric investing strategies, such as managed currency and commodity futures, real estate, short selling, arbitrage and event-driven strategies, allow portfolio risk management to be taken to the next level. Advisers, take note.  |
Financial Advisor August 2010 James Picerno |
Searching For Progress Financial innovation is under fire. Failing to beat the market is only one reason.  |
Financial Advisor November 2010 James Picerno |
Rethinking Rebalancing Is it a risk management tool or a source of alpha? Maybe it's both.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 John Nersesian |
Rebalancing Act One of a planner's most difficult tasks in getting clients to implement a financial plan is convincing them to rebalance their asset allocations. Before you can persuade clients to rebalance, you have to show them the benefits.  |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Recover Your Losses Without Getting Desperate Making money isn't just about adding risk. Should you increase the risk level in your portfolio to try to grab the best returns you can get?  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Bob Veres |
Goodbye, Old Theory There's still a lot of unexplored terrain in the financial services field.  |
Financial Advisor September 2005 Deena Katz |
What's For Dinner? Financial advisory clients take comfort in a disciplined investment process. They take comfort in the planning that is the framework for our advice. So, next time your client wants to invest in the latest hot tip, ask him if he'd like a pickled pig's ear for dinner.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Bob Veres |
Investment Heresies Advisers need to stay open to any new theories that test the value of Modern Portfolio Theory. Based on an informal survey, more than half of all advisers are making at least small deviations from a strict MPT/MVO strategy. So the profession is already beyond the current paradigm.  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 John Rosevear |
Is Your Portfolio Stuck in 2006? In general, it is a good idea to rebalance your portfolio every couple of years to ensure that it's properly balancing risk and reward consistent with your long-term goals, but rebalancing may not be the right thing to do right now.  |
Financial Advisor September 2007 David Lawrence |
Efficient Rebalancing Whether you embrace traditional strategic allocation techniques or actively trading in and out of asset classes within an allocation, there is still a lot of work to do in managing portfolios and optimizing returns for clients within their risk constraints.  |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Joel Bruckenstein |
First Look: iRebal---"The Intelligent Rebalancer" The iRebal software allows financial advisors to rebalance across accounts at the household level. Additionally, it is designed to help manage cash flows into and out of the portfolio.  |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Callahan & Howard |
Risky Business The primary goal of financial advisors is to make life less risky for clients. But using style boxes to determine risk in a portfolio is a fool's errand.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Paul Bouchey |
Starting at the End In a goals-based approach to financial planning, the overriding factor in choosing investments is how the proceeds from the investments will be used. The client's risk tolerance comes into play only when viewed through the lens of his goal for a particular investment.  |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Managing an All-Star Portfolio Before the second half of the baseball season gets under way, take stock of your stocks and make sure you have the right ones on the field to compete.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Marion Asnes |
Advisers Speak Out Our new nationwide poll shows that for all financial advisors know about asset allocation, they're still having trouble making it work.  |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 |
Asset Allocation for Retirees A helpful way to approach asset allocation is to jot down how much you have, how much you want to withdraw each year, how quickly you expect your nest egg to grow invested in your various options, and how long your money needs to last.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Louis Cameron Day |
You've Got Concerns A new, individualized approach to portfolio management may lessen your financial advisory clients' confusion.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk.  |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Allocation Without Borders Vice chairman and CIO of Alliance Bernstein Investment Research & Management Ranji Nagaswami argues that being free to select equities worldwide yields better performance with lower risk.  |
Financial Advisor May 2004 C. Michael Cart |
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Horn & Sturiale |
Do Your Investments Play Nice? Advisers and consultants spend a great deal of time helping retirement plan clients construct investment portfolios. Here's a quantitative look at diversification using the Schwab Portfolio Diversification Measure.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Jim Otar |
A Matter of Luck Contrary to popular opinion, there's more to portfolio success than the asset allocation decision. As an adviser, you can find peace of mind in recognizing and quantifying the luck factor for individual retirement portfolios.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Geoff Considine |
Not Without Risk Any discussion of whether the theoretical constructs of asset allocation and diversification broke down must start with a reasonable estimate of what they were supposed to provide.  |
Financial Advisor May 2010 James Picerno |
Bodies In Motion A fresh look at an old idea: momentum investing.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Len Reinhart |
Staying Active To fund boomers' later-life plans, advisers will need to change the way they think about active and passive portfolio management.  |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Somnath Basu |
The VIX Fix Where in the past there was a sense of sanity, today each morning brings only apprehensions about how to understand and manage market volatility.  |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
But Are They a Good Deal? MFS asset allocation funds pass the three-year mark and get high ratings from S&P.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Building the Perfect Portfolio Smart asset allocation is critical to successful fund investing. Staying the course is a fine idea, but because your goals and tolerance for risk are bound to change over time, the perfect portfolio will always be a work in progress.  |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 |
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Roger Gibson Roger Gibson is a nationally recognized expert in asset allocation and portfolio design. In a recent interview he discusses among other things, diversification and where REITs fit into his clients' portfolios.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 |
From Accumulation to Distribution How do you make a retirement portfolio produce consistent cash flow? Very, very carefully -- and with an eye toward preventing market drops from draining assets. Harold Evensky explains his preferred method in this chapter from his new book, co-edited with Deena Katz.  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Leave Your Investments on Autopilot An occasional look can reveal profitable adjustments to your portfolio.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income.  |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Converting Prospects Into Clients A new online tool promises to help you do just that, but can it deliver? The platform marries a sales/client education process with a portfolio construction/portfolio management process.  |
Financial Advisor August 2005 Fowler & Rattiner |
Averting Disaster A new archetype in financial planning is needed for individual investors.  |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Dan Moisand |
Timing Is Nothing Just because you rebalance doesn't mean you're a market timer.  |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Jarrett Solomon |
The Inefficiency Of Efficient Frontiers Studies show that the theory behind the efficient frontier is much sounder than its real-world application. Theoretically, the advisor is always choosing an efficient portfolio: It is just a question of where on the frontier it is appropriate for each client.  |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Len Reinhart |
A New Model An interview with Don Robinson, Lockwood's chief investment officer, about the general parameters of transforming retirees' portfolios into lifetime investment plans.  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2001 Jack McAllister |
On the Rise If 401(k) plan values are to rise to their potential, they could use a little more yeast -- in the form of REIT stocks...  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
Bookshelf Rick Ferri's new book All About Asset Allocation shows investors how asset allocation and rebalancing into fixed asset classes can render consistent long-term results.  |
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Len Reinhart |
The Equity Puzzle Stocks are a critical component of lifetime investment plans, but clients need more than cookie-cutter allocations and market-mirror index funds.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Selling Points Two more reasons shareholders should consider parting ways with a fund they hold.  |
Financial Advisor March 2010 Alan Lavine |
Markowitz: MPT Holds Up Modern portfolio theory never claimed diversification would help during financial crises.  |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Pauline P. Lam |
Commodity Investments Help Diversify Portfolios A new tool--resampled efficiency--helps create optimal allocations. Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in commodity index or individual commodity futures contracts. A third option is mutual funds.  |
Financial Advisor March 2006 J. Michael Martin |
Passive Is Not Enough Active portfolio management provides a great opportunity to grow your financial advisory practice.  |