Hand models use their fingers, palms, and wrists to promote a wide range of products, from high-end jewelry to everyday items. But becoming a hand model isn’t just a matter of having great digits. To ...

Model investment portfolios have become a staple for many financial advisors. Their simplicity allows advisors to scale their practices while spending more time managing client relationships. While ...

Hi, I’m Christine Benz for Morningstar. I’ve noticed that many investors do a good job of selecting investments, but they struggle putting the pieces together into a portfolio that makes sense given ...

Drop in the, um, bucket list? The performance of a number of model portfolios that leverage the bucket strategy recently was put under a microscope by Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of ...

Alternative assets have become an increasingly important component of model portfolios, offering investors unique opportunities to invest in private market assets that are typically available only to ...

RIA aggregators, broker/dealers and TAMPs are displaying a growing preference for custom model portfolios—and asset managers offering model portfolios are making this a priority, according to the July ...

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 ...

Achieving your advisory firm’s growth goals is directly tied to your ability to attract and retain clients. Ultimately, the long-term success of your firm depends on your ability to align with your ...

It was just a matter of time, but Envestnet is officially getting in on the alts model portfolio act. On Wednesday, the wealth tech giant announced it is helping its advisor and wealth enterprise ...