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Market Outlooks
Market Week in Review: February's U.S. jobs report: Cause for concern?
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, filmed on International Women’s Day, Senior Quantitative Investment Strategy Analyst Dr. Kara Ng and Sophie Antal Gilbert, head of AIS business solutions, discussed the recent downward movements in U.S. equity markets. They also chatted about February’s U.S. employment report and key takeaways from the European Central Bank (ECB)’s latest policy meeting.
Market Outlooks
Deep Dive: 2019 - The year to leave the party?
Join Sophie Antal Gilbert, Head of Business Solutions at Russell Investments and Erik Ristuben, Russell Investments Chief Investment Strategist, as they share their market outlooks for 2019. Listen as they discuss the unique risks and opportunities associated with late cycle investing.
Client Relationships
It takes 2 (questions) to make a thing go right
In my experience, there are two questions that can get to the heart of what matters most to the client and can make an incredible impact in not only advisor’s lives, but the investors they work with.
Client Relationships
The Bid: Money talks, stress walks
Money is ranked the #1 source of stress in people’s lives, higher than physical health, work or family. But while we’re often willing to talk about the rest of these stressors, money is surrounded by taboo. How can we turn this concept into something approachable and part of cultural conversation?
Behavioral Finance
4 psychological reasons investors buy
Mike Gagala of Russell Investments walks through the four psychological reasons investors buy, from strongest to weakest.
Business Development
Winning new business from existing clients
Asset allocation proposals--helping an investor visualize how a particular asset allocation can best help them meet their goals--are a mainstay of winning new clients. But proposals can also be used to generate new business from existing clients.
Business Development
3 keys to maximizing your firm's value
Competition is intensifying for Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms looking to acquire assets and market share across the independent wealth management landscape. As the industry continues to face consolidation, the gap in performance between super ensemble firms and small RIAs is widening--driving firms of all sizes to ask themselves, what is our value?