After an acquisition spree that gave it several key footholds in the private markets, BlackRock is pushing to cement its dominance with a new offering for alts-focused advisors. In a move the firm ...

Vestmark and T. Rowe Price are teaming up on a new model portfolio offering aimed at RIAs looking to scale personalization and tax management for clients without building everything in-house. The ...

The offering is structured to provide diversified exposure across private markets through a single-subscription, SMA-style framework intended to simplify operational workflows for advisors.

Model investors are nearly two times more likely to say they are confident about the state of their finances, and are far more likely to trust their financial advisors than investors not in models.

Model portfolios continue to gain ground with financial advisors, who can select from a growing number of models to help manage their clients' investments. I use them for pretty much all of the ...

Hi, I’m Christine Benz for Morningstar. I’ve noticed that many investors do a good job of selecting investments, but they struggle putting the pieces together into a portfolio that makes sense given ...

For decades, advisors have marketed themselves as portfolio managers, tailoring asset allocation to each client’s unique goals, risk tolerance and life stage. But a silent revolution is underway: ...

David Schassler is the head of multi-asset solutions at VanEck. He offers a comprehensive perspective on market trends, asset allocation and strategy analysis. As the head of multi-asset solutions ...

Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Custom model portfolios are gaining traction with financial advisors, and as a result, you may soon hear about them from your financial advisor ...

Alternative assets have become an increasingly important component of model portfolios, offering investors unique opportunities to invest in private market assets that are typically available only to ...