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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.
Client Experience
How to Host Extraordinary Client Experiences
While the retirement seminar may have served you well in the past, they may not help you stand out in the future. To attract, retain and grow your client base you’ll need events that are designed around your clients’ passions.
Client Experience
Introducing events designed to create amazing outcomes
FlexShares wants to help financial advisors create amazing experiences to achieve better outcomes. This is the first in a series of articles as well as a whitepaper, which can be used as a blueprint for executing your event planning strategy. Log-in and download the whitepaper today and stay tuned for more event marketing tips.
Human Capital
Managing NextGen Financial Professionals
In this paper we seek to acknowledge the truths and dispel the myths around the stereotypes attached to Millennials. By understanding the drivers of Millennials’ preferred work styles and expectations, we believe advisors will be better equipped to manage them.
Children & College Savings
Learn How To Teach Your Kids About Money
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This guide helps your clients teach their children good money management skills with practical tips they can use whether their kids are preschoolers or college-bound.
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).
Alternative Investments
The Case for Liquid Alternatives, Especially Now
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While we have long advocated that alternatives should be a core allocation within any diversified portfolio, we believe that in this environment they will be even more helpful to investors.
Alternative Investments
Don't Judge a Private Equity Fund by its Number
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At Barings, contrary to popular belief, we believe that identifying high-quality opportunities in emerging and diverse private equity managers can deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to investors.