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How to Determine Your Client’s Risk Tolerance

BlueMind

Category: Clients Risk. Determining the client’s risk tolerance is not an exact science and requires you to communicate with your client. What Does The Word “Risk” Mean For Your Clients? For some clients, “risk” maybe something exciting or daring that they enjoy and not something they generally avert from.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that Riskalyze has completed its previously-announced rebranding, and will now be known as “Nitrogen”, a ”growth platform” for advisory firms – which represents less of a shift in the platform’s core function (given that Riskalyze’s risk tolerance tool was always (..)

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (June 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

This month's edition kicks off with the news that 'startup' custodian Altruist has completed a $169 million fundraising round as it continues to rebuild the RIA custodial tech stack layer-by-layer while positioning itself as the biggest RIA custodian built from scratch and solely for advisors – which, while making it the clear #3 custodian behind (..)

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Adviser links: fee increases

Abnormal Returns

investmentnews.com) Practice management Why firms need to make compliance an ally, not an obstacle. mikemelissinos.substack.com) On the difference between risk tolerance and risk perception. (riabiz.com) Don't be surprised if Schwab ($SCHW) makes more deals like this. morningstar.com) SECURE Act 2.0

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Why Held-Away Asset Management Technology Is Being Scrutinized By State Regulators (And How Advisors Can Compliantly Manage Clients’ 401(k) Assets)

Nerd's Eye View

Alternatively, some advisors have instead opted to collect clients' login information so they can execute the trades in their clients' accounts themselves –presenting numerous data security and compliance issues for the advisor (and can lead to the advisor being considered to have custody over client assets).

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Why Regulators Are Questioning The Use Of Held-Away Asset Management Technology (And What Advisors Can Do About It)

Nerd's Eye View

Alternatively, some advisors have instead opted to collect clients' login information so they can execute the trades in their clients' accounts themselves –presenting numerous data security and compliance issues for the advisor (and can lead to the advisor being considered to have custody over client assets).

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When Are Advisors (Financially) Liable For Negligent Investment Advice? (And Who Pays For It)

Nerd's Eye View

Which means that when an advisor recommends a certain investment strategy for a client, their standards of care should dictate that they first make sure that the strategy is within the client's tolerance for risk.