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 ...

While alts-focused RIA advisors might not be putting their clients in BlackRock's new public-private model portfolios anytime soon, they're certainly counting it as a step in the right direction for ...

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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 ...

Portfolio allocation software has become a key tool for RIAs and advisors aiming to deliver smarter, more tailored investment strategies. As client expectations and regulatory demands grow, having the ...

The explosion of registered funds, continued tech developments, and the move by many big-name alternative asset managers into the wealth space fueled advisor adoption of private investments in 2024, ...

Fidelity Investments is adding alternative investments to the custom model portfolios it makes available to its registered investment advisor and broker-dealer customers. The move brings together two ...

I present a model portfolio of established, profitable, dividend-paying stocks and ETFs designed to outperform the S&P 500 through capital appreciation. My selection criteria focus on positive ...

For decades, advisors have marketed themselves as portfolio managers, tailoring asset allocation to each client’s unique goals, risk tolerance and life stage. But a silent revolution is underway: ...

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 ...

Third-party model portfolios had $646 billion in assets under advisement as of March 31, 2025—an increase of 62% since Morningstar last surveyed for assets in June 2023, less than two years ago.