Is MyVest the Right Portfolio Rebalancing Software for You?
Research has shown that portfolios that are rebalanced at least annually experienced lower volatility and higher risk-adjusted returns than those that are not rebalanced. Every advisor should have access to a quality, automated software rebalancing tool to handle this task, which used to be a time-consuming chore. As part of my series of articles on portfolio rebalancing software, […]
IAS Responds: Which Portfolio Rebalancing Software is Right for You?
As part of my series of articles on portfolio rebalancing software, I met with some folks from Interactive Advisory Software (IAS), who were kind enough to give me a demo of not only their rebalancing tools, but their entire wealth management platform, called Solution 360. IAS is based in Egg Harbor Township, NJ and was founded in 2000. They […]
Envestnet buys UMA Experts Placemark Investments for $66 Million
Last week, I was contacted by my new favorite reporter at FundFire, Danielle Verbrigghe (sorry Tom Stabile) who was writing an article about the purchase of Placemark Investments by Envestnet. She wanted my view on the benefits of the acquisition to Envestnet as well as for the managers currently on Placemark’s platform. Envestnet was already the […]
Envestnet’s ENV2 Platform Delivers New UMA Features
Sliced bread. The electric light bulb. Indoor plumbing. Unified Manged Accounts (UMA’s) were supposed to be better than these revolutionary inventions and a whole lot more. They still have not lived up to their hype, but UMA’s have become a standard offering for all managed account platforms. In this summary of a session from Envestnet’s […]
