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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.
Behavioral Finance
Looking Past the Headlines
We are experiencing a new peak in the rhetoric around trade, geo-politics, the economy and the business cycle. We have also seen increased market volatility.
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.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Why Invest Now? A Tale of Three Investors
This piece is approved to use with clients.
“Now’s not a good time to invest,” or “I’m waiting for the right conditions” are familiar refrains we hear from investors and advisors alike. Fortunately for long-term investors who don’t take regular withdrawals from their portfolios, the sequence of returns doesn’t affect the ultimate investment outcome.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Does the Economy Predict Stock Returns?
Investors, economists and the media spend an enormous amount of time and energy trying to forecast the economy. The idea is that forecasting economic growth will give us an idea of where the stock market is headed. Surprisingly, no predictive relationship exists between current economic conditions and the current stock market.
Behavioral Finance
Keeping Emotions in Check – A Historical Guide to Market Volatility
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One of the biggest challenges in investing is to stay focused and on course. Investors must look at the markets from a historical perspective for broader context, and to better understand why it is important to stay the course during both calm and perilous markets.
Behavioral Finance
Diversify by Strategy to Stay on Track
It’s important for investors to understand how different investment strategies work and how each performs under various market conditions.
Advisor Value & Fees
The Fiduciary Opportunity: The Future Is Now
Beyond the ultimate fate of the Fiduciary Rule, the industry faces a crucial crossroad: pursue a business model that responds to the digital, demographic and economic pressures reshaping it, or breathe a sigh of relief and return to business as usual?
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Use Needs Rather than Fear for Allocation
Risk tolerance can result in poor risk management, significant misallocation of resources and a high degree of anxiety. AthenaInvest suggests using a needs-based planning instead.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Look Beyond Cost For Active Management
Focus on low-cost equity mutual funds has increased dramatically in the past decade. While cost matters, mutual funds should be evaluated based on what investors get for the price they pay.