Third-party model portfolios are on the rise--more than 400 have been launched since 2018, according to Morningstar's 2020 Model Portfolio Landscape. Two key reasons for the proliferation of these ...

Outsourcers devote 63% of their time on client-facing activities and predominantly work with clients that have less than $2 ...

Model portfolios continue to gain ground with financial advisors, who can select from a growing number of models to help manage their clients' investments. I use them for pretty much all of the ...

Model portfolios have been in existence for more than 10 years. Yet Eve Cout, director of BlackRock’s model portfolio pillar, believes the business is “still in early innings.” The asset management ...

Many advisers are now using model portfolios and describing their value proposition less as a money manager and more as a wealth manager. Time was when an adviser’s value proposition was about their ...

Asset allocation models continue to dominate the space, according to Morningstar. As of March, asset allocation model portfolios that fall in Morningstar's five equity allocation categories accounted ...

Additionally, the firm has pledged to double the qualitative and forward-looking Morningstar Analyst Rating coverage of model portfolios by the end of 2021. Morningstar has announced a set of new ...

David Schassler is the head of multi-asset solutions at VanEck. He offers a comprehensive perspective on market trends, asset allocation and strategy analysis. As the head of multi-asset solutions ...

I am updating my DIY Retiree Portfolio Model, which outperformed the 60/40 model in 2024 so far, but could be better. The Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund remains the core at 40%, providing global ...

Model portfolios, which provide financial advisors with a prebuilt framework for investment portfolio design, are surging in popularity. Assets following model portfolios grew to $349 billion as of ...

Model portfolios continue to gain traction. Over the nine months through March 2022, assets following model portfolios grew by an estimated 22% despite a volatile market. Model providers have taken ...