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Leveraging Technology & Data
Streaming Income - Disruptive Technology: Keeping Pace With the Pace of Change
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Barings equity analysts, Matthew Ward and Colin Moar speak with Dr. Christopher Smart of the Barings Investment Institute about their recent whitepaper, “How Will Technological Disruption Strike Next?”
Leveraging Technology & Data
Secrets
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Never has so much personal information been readily available to the general public. It’s surprising, then, that so many financial institutions continue to treat public knowledge as a “secret.”
Active/Passive Management
Finishing the task with all our players
In the search for alpha, yield-curve positioning, currency and security selection take center stage.
Active/Passive Management
Our Latest Research On Active Versus Passive Asset Management
As you are likely well aware, the debate regarding active versus passive investing has existed for a while. And recently, headlines seem to increasingly indicate that active investing has run its course – most managers are failing to meet their benchmarks.
Active/Passive Management
Four big trends driving ETF growth
Martin Small discusses the forces that could grow the ETF market to $12 trillion over the next 5 years.
Advisor Value & Fees
The power of designations
CFP, CPA, CLU, ChFC, RICP. You likely know what these designations are, but do your clients? And how important are these designations when prospective clients choose a financial advisor? Mike McGlothlin from the Society of Financial Service Professionals joins the podcast to discuss how designations act as a reinvestment in yourself and can provide outward credibility for your practice.
Leveraging Technology & Data
Create, curate and connect: social media for advisors
Our topic today is social media – how to use it effectively as a financial advisor, why employing social media strategy is important, and some mistakes to avoid before you send out that first tweet.
Advisor Value & Fees
What am I paying you for: The evolving pricing models of advice
Change is on the horizon when it comes to fee structures, and this has many advisors and advisory firms at a crossroads. Today’s episode is all about how advisors should think about the topics of charging fees to clients – commissions, retainers, and all other sorts of models.
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.
Advisor Value & Fees
Is a financial advisor worth the cost?
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My grandfather came over to the U.S. from Ireland in the early 1900s. As a kid, I always remember him telling me, Nothing in this world is for free and if someone tells you otherwise, walk the other way. I was reminded of this when I recently saw online ads for free financial planning and free no cost ETFs.