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Five Rules for Investing During the Coronavirus Outbreak
What lessons can we learn from past financial crises that will help us navigate the coronavirus pandemic?
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How You Can Employ a Deft Tax‑Efficient Strategy
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Investors may enhance their after-tax mutual fund returns by using asset location and tax-efficient investing strategies.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
It’s personal: The growing need for financial wellness programs
78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, 43% of student loan borrowers are not making payments and nearly half of all employees can’t cover a $400 emergency. In an effort to help employees understand and improve their personal financial health, many plan sponsors and their advisors are turning to workplace financial wellness programs. Phyllis Klein is a senior director at Captrust Financial Advisors, a firm that specializes in institutional advisory work. In this episode, Phyllis discusses the benefits and challenges of helping employers implement financial wellness programs for their employees.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Risk management: Life insurance
Talking about life insurance as part of a financial plan isn’t always easy, but it is important. What steps can you take to ensure these difficult conversations make it into your client’s financial plan?
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Three Key Developments Since Bitcoin’s Bubble Burst
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A dovish Fed, record negative-yielding debt, and Facebook's Libra proposal have helped revive interest in cryptocurrencies.
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Selectivity Drives Success in Health Care Sector
Drug innovation appears to be accelerating, creating opportunities for health care investors despite regulatory concerns.
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Emerging Markets—Getting Beyond Traditional Thinking
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Common misconceptions surrounding emerging markets are creating investment opportunities in both equity and debt asset classes.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Managing wealth for same-sex couples
Of course, working with same-sex clients is largely no different than working with any other group of clients, but in order to properly serve this community, advisors should understand the mindset, key issues, and changing laws and policies that directly impact their money and wealth.
Sustainable Investing
ESG: Doing well and doing good with your portfolio
In this podcast, we explore ESG investing, why its popularity has grown, the role it plays in a portfolio and what actions advisors can take to implement socially-responsible directives for their clients.