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Human Capital
Millennials are lazy: Moving beyond the stereotypes
Millennials were faced with post-secondary tuition rates that skyrocketed, but committed themselves to hard work and invested in their future with record levels of student debt. What is their reward for becoming the most educated generation?
Human Capital
Millennials are entitled: Moving beyond the stereotypes
Millennials tend to hold higher expectations about the opportunities for which they qualify than their predecessors held. They are not on a quest for handouts; instead, they tend to follow the principle of “risk and reward."
Human Capital
Myths about Millennials That Are Impacting Your Advisory Businesses: Series Introduction
We know the advisor pool is shrinking and demographics are changing. What can advisors do today to attract -- and retain -- younger employees and clients.
Manager & Investment Selection
Is your wholesaler your BESTIE?
Have you ever called your wholesaler when you realized late in the game of planning a client event that you need additional funding?
Alternative Investments
Why invest in real estate?
Anyone who has purchased a home is a real estate investor — but there’s a big difference between taking on a mortgage and investing in office buildings, malls or industrial parks. In this blog, I explain the basics of real estate investing, the potential benefits, and the ways that individuals can add real estate exposure to their portfolio.
Alternative Investments
Spring training for alternatives investors
A primary goal of spring training is getting the players back to basics by focusing on the fundamentals of the game. By doing so, the players ensure they are ready to go when the season begins. In honor of spring training, I’d like to take investors back to the basics and fundamentals of alternative investments (or alts).
Manager & Investment Selection
The six key components for choosing an index asset manager
Are all index asset managers the same? Learn what separates the best managers from the rest of the industry.
Manager & Investment Selection
Strategy Series: Strategy Preference Can Indicate Expected Stock Market Return
Rather surprisingly, the equity strategy framework can provide an estimate of current expected stock market returns. This is accomplished by measuring the recent investor response to each strategy, which, it turns out, captures the deep behavioral currents driving market returns. The resulting information is useful when managing equity market exposure.
Alternative Investments
3 Reasons to Consider Infrastructure Investment
Russell Investments Client Portfolio Manager Darren Spencer makes the case for investing in infrastructure.