Ep. 106: Uncovering the Lifetime Costs of Healthcare with Bipin Agarwal, AiVante
“Healthcare expenses is the leading cause of bankruptcy in this country. And 95% of the people in our survey do not have any idea how much they’re going to spend on healthcare. Our goal is to help financial advisory firms to bring this cause in front of their clients so they can plan their financial […]
RoboAdvisors and the DOL Rule: Perfect Together?
I just finished an interesting book called “Time Travel: A History” by James Gleick. It is a well-written amalgamation of the history of time travel in Western literature, starting with H. G. Wells’ classic, The Time Machine. Since Well’s novel pre-dated Einstein’s theories by almost a decade, he was not aware that time is relative to each observer. […]
How a Cold Call Led to a Deal with Scottrade for ASI’s Rebalancing Software
It was an idea born of convenience. Neal Ringquist, President and Chief Operating Officer of Advisor Software Inc., was planning a trip to St. Louis to meet with one of their clients, EverBank. He knew that Scottrade® Advisor Services was also headquartered there. The thought seemed natural to him to give them a call and […]
Fee-Based Advisors Clamoring for Muni Bond Ladders
Are fee-based advisors looking to move more managed account assets into municipal bonds? There is evidence that this is the case and that muni bonds as a percentage of managed account assets could grow over the next few years. Research from MMI/Dover shows consistent growth of fixed-income SMA objectives that corresponds to a consistent decline in […]
