SEI, the Oaks, Pennsylvania-based investments and financial technology company, has launched a suite of model portfolios developed using exchange-traded funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors.
Known as the SEI Strategies featuring Dimensional, the suite includes six model portfolios across a broad range of investment objectives and risk tolerances. They can be accessed on the SEI tech platform.
Dimensional launched its first ETFs in 2020. Then last year, it converted a number of its mutual funds into ETFs, making it only the second asset manager to do so.
Chicago-based Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions adds flexPATH's plan-level outsourced fiduciary book, boosting its retirement market reach to $164 billion.
Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
It promised guaranteed principal and 10% monthly returns. The SEC says it invested nothing.
Ten years after entering the fee-based annuity market, MassMutual Ascend says nearly half its lifetime sales came in the past two years alone – but barriers remain among fee-only advisors.
Amplify, WealthReach, Zeplyn and Zocks have unveiled partnerships aimed at automating portfolio management, content creation, account opening, and client communication.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
