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Webcast: The Value of a Broad Model Portfolio Offering Amid Market Uncertainty and Opportunity

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A broad, diversified model portfolio offering can equip wealth advisors with the institutional-grade asset allocations they need to meet clients’ specific investment objectives.

Advisory clients’ expectations are growing as the market for sophisticated financial guidance becomes increasingly crowded and competitive. Asset markets can be volatile, and both risk and opportunity may be likely to continue in the years ahead. Meanwhile, advisors seek more time and attention for counseling their current clients and acquiring new ones.

Against this backdrop, model portfolios can be a potential investment solution for advisors to help keep clients engaged and may help address clients’ investment objectives.

Please view a discussion with portfolio construction experts and users of model portfolios from John Hancock and BlackRock on topics such as:

  • Deploying model portfolios to meet a broad array of investor requirements
  • The power of model customization to tune investment strategies to clients’ unique objectives
  • The growth in model portfolio availability as providers expand model offerings with new asset classes and strategies
  • The improvements in efficiency and effectiveness that advisors gain from a well-executed model portfolio strategy
  • How using models effectively liberates advisors to focus on client engagement and practice development

Who you’ll hear from

  • Rob Eckrote, CFA, VP of Institutional Consulting at BlackRock
  • Nathan Thooft, CFA, CIO of Multi-Asset Solutions at John Hancock
  • Moderated by Cynthia Steer, Co-chair of II’s Institutional Investor Institute and Alternative Investor Institute


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