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LPL's CD guide turns cash into a deliberate allocation
A fixed-rate, fixed-term primer that gives advisors client-ready language for CDs as a portfolio position.
Morningstar's CRSP rebrand leaves advisors with a naming cleanup
Firms with CRSP-labeled benchmarks now have to scrub the old name from client reports, model templates, and IPS documents.
Price the hidden costs of a zero-fee IRA before the rollover
PensionBee's new analysis turns a $107,000 balance into a due-diligence checklist.
Vanguard's customizable models test the low-cost promise
Advisors get a way to tailor models for client-specific constraints. The low-cost structure holds only if the customization stays bounded.
Cerulli sees advisers' private-market assets nearly doubling
A projected $2 trillion increase puts interval funds, model portfolios, and fee tradeoffs at the heart of RIA allocation.
A missed after-tax election costs 40 percent unless caught early
EPCRS prices a skipped after-tax election at 40 percent of the missed amount; a plan can dodge the charge by opening a nine-month make-up window.
One in eight active large-cap funds beats the index over a decade
A one-in-eight decade-long win rate demands a written thesis for every active large-cap sleeve.
Active's losing decade turns advice into the product
Morningstar's scoreboard gives advisors a defensible reason to sell planning and tax work instead of fund picks.
Custodian's checking overhaul leaves clients with unequal cash protections
Advisors need to map which guarantee sits behind each cash balance as a Westlake, Texas custodian keeps the savings from an investor checking revamp.
Franklin Templeton packages private markets into model portfolios
A single-subscription wrapper brings Franklin Templeton's private-markets models into the standard advisory workflow. The tax treatment will determine whether the SMA-style label holds up.
Fund launches test advisors on the wrapper and its fees
A round of ETF and alts launches puts wrapper structure and fee disclosure at the center of advisor due diligence.
ETF glut passes the stock count, forcing a stricter screen
Four new funds arrive every business day. Advisors running model portfolios need a screening process that runs on a schedule.
Vanguard opens four model portfolios to outside fund choices
RIAs can now replace Vanguard funds with outside managers in four of its model portfolios, with Orion, Black Diamond and Vestmark doing the overlay work.