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Customization is increasingly important across a number of industries. For advisors, the ability to create personalized portfolios that can meet the specific demands and preferences for investors is going to be vital. Join the professionals at Envestnet and VettaFi as they unpack the latest in direct indexing innovation.

Over the coming years, Direct Indexing is expected to grow at a faster rate than traditional financial products such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and separate accounts.* But what does it have to do with you and your clients?

Join us as we share everything you need to know about the advisor’s answer to this: direct indexing. We’ll dive deep into why we believe this investment strategy is a trend that is here to stay and why it matters for advisors and all of their clients, not just high net worth.

One of the prisms through which we analyze market and manager performance is that of common risk factors. A risk factor is a characteristic that is common to a broad universe of stocks that has three primary attributes...

Astute investors know that buying when others are fearful can be a good strategy. Despite remarkably low market volatility, investors continue to avoid risk. This month, we examine previous periods of risk and investor behavior, when investors discarded normal valuation measures, threw caution to the wind, and suffered the consequences.

After a rousing start to the year, equity markets have been in a calmer state and bond yields have leveled off, leading investors to question whether global geopolitical and election concerns (and our own domestic legislative challenges) may be signaling that trouble lies ahead.

With the stock market in full swing, investors are questioning whether the end is nigh. This month, we review bull and bear market cycles past, and observe the difference between cyclical and secular periods.

Rising equity prices and bond yields pose a puzzle for investors. Given equity valuations, some investors question whether the rally is peaking. This month, we examine the fundamental underpinnings of a steady economy, growth of company earnings and revenue, and pent-up consumer spending.

If there’s one word that characterizes 2016, it’s drama. That goes for last year’s politics, sports and even investments—last year, almost every corner of the global financial market experienced some kind of dramatic reversal, from U.S. stock markets to global bond markets, from crude oil prices to gold prices.

As investors are tempted to invest in response to the new administration’s policies, this month, we compare the positive areas that could have strong impacts on the economy with those that could prove more problematic. We caution against making reactive investment decisions based on speculation and momentum in favor of waiting to see what Congress actually passes.

Based on the little substance that emanated from the presidential campaign, it is almost impossible to game the precise market and economic policy implications of a Trump presidency. What there is to guess at suggests possible gains for the financial sector, companies leveraged to infrastructure, and healthcare companies, should there be dramatic reform to the Affordable Care Act.

Stampeding global markets post-election make us question whether the bull still has life. This month, we present a rationale for why it may still have room to run, analyze its underpinnings, and suggest how investors can use market dips as entry points to reposition portfolios and take advantage of what may be a new trend in equity strength.

In this video for The PMC Spotlight, Ryan Tagal, Director of Product Management at PMC, explains how advisors can help investors achieve both index returns and social priorities, and offers insight on innovations on the horizon for impact investors.

The Federal Reserve’s intent to raise rates, coupled with the election of Donald Trump, may have ignited a Great Rotation from bonds to equities, calling into question the relative safety of bonds that investors have experienced over the past three decades.

On the morning after the election, experts from Envestnet | PMC attempted to answer: Will a new president signal a change in markets? What will a new administration mean for portfolios? Where are the investing opportunities in the short and long-term? The webinar featured Tim Clift, Chief Investment Strategist, and Brandon Thomas, Chief Investment Officer at PMC, and Zachary Karabell, Head of Global Strategy at Envestnet.