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Kevin Flanagan is the Head of Fixed Income Strategy at WisdomTree, joining us to discuss the latest developments in monetary policy, inflation trends, fixed income strategies, and investment opportunities for 2025.
Also discussed:
The Federal Reserve’s recent rate cuts and its cautious outlook for 2025, including a shift from four expected cuts to two.
Flanagan’s predictions for inflation in 2025 and its impacts on fixed-income strategies and portfolios.
The normalizing of the now inverted yield curve, with Flanagan suggesting a barbell approach for investors to manage duration risks.
Treasury floating rate notes are highlighted as a strategic opportunity in the current environment, offering stable yields with less volatility than other fixed-income options.
Mortgage-backed securities compared to U.S. credit and high-yield investments.
The potential risks from new fiscal policies in 2025, such as changes in tariffs and legislation, emphasizing the need for flexible, active approaches to fixed income allocations.
In this podcast, Chris Battaglia talks with economist and author of “Money Magic: an Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk & Better Outcomes”, Larry Kotlikoff, to discuss his innovative financial planning tools, Maxifi.com and MaximizeMySocialSecurity.com. The episode emphasizes the latest feature of the Maxifi Planner—the Roth conversion optimizer—which helps maximize lifetime discretionary spending by strategically planning Roth conversions. Larry demonstrates the tool through a detailed client scenario, illustrating the profound financial benefits of precise, economics-based planning over a lifetime.
Be sure to go to the @Advisorpedia YouTube channel to watch Larry’s presentation on the tools discussed in this episode!
In this episode, we’re joined by Nicole Morgan, recently appointed Invest in Other’s first Chief Development Officer. Invest in Others works as a nonprofit to help financial professionals support charitable causes in their communities.
Topics also discussed:
Nicole’s career journey in nonprofit fundraising.
How Invest in Others highlights and inspires the philanthropic efforts of financial advisors, impacting nearly 500,000 individuals annually through their charitable work.
The foundation’s 2025–2027 strategic plan, aiming to grow resources, provide more grants, celebrate advisors’ contributions, and increase engagement to address community challenges.
Why financial advisors play a key role in guiding clients to maximize their philanthropic impact through tools like donor-advised funds and strategies tied to the anticipated wealth transfer.
WisdomTree works to create a better way to invest, offering a leading product range that offers access to an unparalleled selection of unique and smart exposures.
Ryan Krystopowicz is the Director of Client Solutions at WisdomTree. In this episode, Ryan reveals how leveraging model portfolios can save time, enhance client satisfaction, and improve advisory efficiency
Also discussed:
Ryan Krystopowicz shares his journey from stock picking to joining WisdomTree and his passion for ETFs and model portfolios.
The misconceptions about stock picking, emphasizing the inefficiency for advisors compared to using model-based approaches.
Ryan highlights research showing that clients value expertise and often prefer advisors who leverage third-party models.
WisdomTree’s Portfolio Solutions platform, featuring portfolio consultations, CIO-managed models, and custom models for advisors.
Insights from portfolio evaluations, including issues with overconcentration and inefficiencies in equity and fixed-income allocations.
The benefits of using models for time savings, client satisfaction, and retention are emphasized, supported by research on advisor practices and client preferences.
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Mayank Goradia is the Senior Vice President and Head of Integrated Portfolio Construction Delivery at Fidelity Investments. Fidelity provides a wide range of investment and wealth management services, striving to strengthen the financial well-being of their customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses.
This episode covers the evolving role of portfolio construction and how Fidelity supports advisors with innovative and traditional products to meet their PC needs.
Topics also discussed:
Mayank shares his journey from accounting and finance to his current role at Fidelity, where he works on portfolio construction and supports advisors.
How Fidelity aids advisors with three main aspects: portfolio construction principles, institutional-quality tools, and consulting for personalized investment strategies.
Rising industry challenges, like geopolitical tensions and shifting market cycles, which have made portfolio construction more essential for advisors.
Mayank outlines Fidelity’s advisor personas (outsourcers, engineers, and customizers) and the tailored tools Fidelity offers, such as model portfolios, ETF options, and custom models to meet their specific needs.
Recent trends, including a shift to equities, increased alternative assets, and the growing use of ETFs, as well as the benefits of Fidelity’s tools for benchmarking, personalization, and consistent alignment with clients’ goals.
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Tim Seifert is the Senior Vice President and Head of Retirement Solutions Distribution at Lincoln Financial.
This episode explores how financial professionals can enhance client satisfaction, loyalty, and referrals by incorporating protection products into comprehensive financial plans, backed by insights from Lincoln Financial’s latest research.
Topics also discussed:
Lincoln Financial’s new research shows that clients with protection products like annuities, life insurance, or long-term care solutions are more satisfied, loyal, and likely to provide referrals.
Owning multiple protection products significantly increases client retention and satisfaction, with higher loyalty and referral rates observed when portfolios include three or more such products.
Retirees, especially “Peak 65ers,” are most concerned about longevity, inflation, healthcare costs, and market volatility.
Financial professionals can grow their practices by educating clients on protection products, simplifying conversations around comprehensive financial plans, and asking for referrals during “green light” moments.
Trust-building through reliability, transparency, and care, combined with integrating protection products into portfolios, creates highly satisfied clients who drive business growth.
For educational and informational purposes only and not for the purpose of promoting products, services, or tax advice. All investing involves risk. Product solutions designed for retirement may be subject to market fluctuation, investment risk, and possible loss of principal. Products, riders and features are subject to state availability. Limitations and exclusions apply.
Host Chris Battaglia interviews Elizabeth Fernando, CIO of NEST. The two discuss the history and growth of NEST, which was established in 2010 to address the lack of workplace pensions and the need for affordable retirement savings.
The podcast was recorded ahead of the Global Fiduciary Symposium which took place from November 11th to 14th in Tokyo, Japan.
Key Notes:
NEST was created following the 2008 Pensions Act which introduced auto-enrollment to ensure every employer in the UK offers a workplace pension.
The organization now manages over £43 billion in assets and serves more than 13 million members, including workers from the gig economy and self-employed individuals.
The podcast explores the possibility of introducing compulsory pension contributions, like Australia’s superannuation system, but notes the UK’s more cautious approach to enrollment.
NEST uses a sophisticated governance structure with multiple layers of oversight to ensure effective decision-making and stakeholder involvement.
The organization focuses on long-term growth in private markets, aligning with asset managers who share similar goals, avoiding large buyouts, and steering clear of performance fees.
Elizabeth also discusses NEST’s approach to impact investing, prioritizing responsible, sustainable investments that avoid harmful sectors and reflects on the lessons NEST can learn from global pension systems, particularly in Japan.
On this episode of Power Your Advice, our host, Chris Battaglia, interviews Professor Takatoshi Ito from Columbia University about the future of Japan’s asset management business. The two cover recent monetary policy changes and initiatives to attract foreign investors, strengthen corporate governance, and build a more globally connected financial hub.
The podcast comes ahead of Professor Ito’s keynote speech at the Global Fiduciary Symposium on November 12th in Tokyo, Japan.
Topics also discussed:
Professor Takatoshi Ito discusses Japan’s recent interest rate changes and their impact on the yen-dollar exchange rate.
Japan’s “Asset Management Nation” initiative aims to shift household savings from low-yield deposits to diverse global investments.
Japan is striving to attract foreign asset managers to Tokyo, enhancing its status as a financial hub.
Reforms in corporate governance have improved Japanese equity performance, drawing increased global investor interest.
Japan’s “Emerging Manager Program” (EMP) seeks to develop a more independent, innovative asset management industry.
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) faces challenges in meeting its target allocation to alternative assets, remaining at only 2%.
Professor Ito emphasizes the need for transparency in ESG and impact investing, ensuring clear goals for returns and social impact.
Jameson Mulshenock is a Divisional Sales Manager at Lincoln Financial, a firm that has been helping millions of people plan, protect, and retire for over a century.
This episode explores how Lincoln Financial is addressing the financial planning challenges of an aging, affluent population by introducing innovative benefits that provide lifetime income and secure wealth transfer for future generations.
Also discussed:
How the aging population is reshaping financial planning, with a focus on ensuring retirement income and dependents’ financial security.
High net worth investors, who hold nearly half of U.S. investable assets, mainly focusing on wealth preservation, tax reduction, and asset transfer, as $84 trillion is set to change hands in the coming decades.
Lincoln Financial introduced a new benefit that allows affluent clients to secure lifetime income while ensuring their beneficiaries receive either the greater of the investment amount or account value upon their passing.
They highlight scenarios where this benefit can support clients, especially for couples with age differences, those interested in tax-efficient wealth transfer, and individuals fulfilling required minimum distributions.
This information is for general educational purposes and is not intended to provide investment advice nor are we soliciting any action based upon it, nor should it be construed as a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell any security.
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This episode dives into how BetaNXT’s new CEO, Bob Santella, is revolutionizing wealth management with cutting-edge data integration, personalization, and innovative tech solutions.
Topics also discussed:
Bob discusses his plans to drive innovation at BetaNXT, aiming to help clients grow their businesses by expanding product offerings and integrating advanced technology.
He highlights BetaNXT’s new DataXChange initiative with Snowflake, designed to unify data across platforms and enhance security in wealth management.
Major challenges in the wealth management industry, such as data modernization, the rise of AI, and evolving investor needs.
The conversation explores BetaNXT’s approach to personalization, allowing clients to customize and manage wealth data for a more tailored experience.
Looking to the future, Bob anticipates that AI, new investment options, and modular cloud platforms will significantly impact wealth management trends in the coming years.
