Third-party model portfolios are on the rise--more than 400 have been launched since 2018, according to Morningstar's 2020 Model Portfolio Landscape. Two key reasons for the proliferation of these ...

Investors' search for consistent income without exposure to higher volatility has only gotten harder over the past decade. Stretching for yield has caused many investors to venture into riskier asset ...

Here's your assignment: Gather up all of your retirement accounts and shape them into a portfolio that will supply you with the income you'll need during your retirement years. Oh, and one other tiny ...

Model portfolios continue to gain ground with financial advisors, who can select from a growing number of models to help manage their clients' investments. I use them for pretty much all of the ...

A lot of conventional wisdom regarding investing and wealth management has been questioned over the past couple of years. The best example is the traditional 60/40 portfolio. In the last couple of ...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is incorporating Bitcoin into its $150 billion model-portfolio universe. The ...

The amount of assets moving into model portfolios has surged in recent years, illustrating their growing popularity among financial advisors, according to Morningstar. Third-party model portfolios ...

As portfolio management becomes increasingly commoditized, the use of model portfolios is seen as the surest way to gain scale at the firm level. A new report from Cerulli Associates cites the trend ...

Achieving your advisory firm’s growth goals is directly tied to your ability to attract and retain clients. Ultimately, the long-term success of your firm depends on your ability to align with your ...

The model portfolio aims to generate $10,000 annually with a $106,231 investment, averaging a 9.42% yield. It includes various sectors including business development companies, real estate, bonds, ...

The ProShares UltraPro QQQ provides 3x leveraged exposure on a daily basis tracking 100 of the largest non-financial firms listed on NASDAQ. This article provides a closer examination of TQQQ to ...