Behavioral Finance
Read about the behavioral finance factors that affect clients and that help advisors tailor the best financial plans and portfolio strategies for investors.
Using Monte Carlo Distributions in Financial Planning
By Mike PattonHow using Monte Carlo simulation can give you, and your client, a better appreciation for the likelihood of an investment return.
October 06, 2014
10 Commandments of Investor BehaviorPsychologist and behavioral finance expert Daniel Crosby provided 10 rules to manage your clients' investing behavior at FSIs Financial Advisor Summit.
October 02, 2014
Millennials Growing Out of Financial FearsAs memory of the financial crisis fades, millennials are getting more aggressive in investing.
October 01, 2014
Gen Yers more likely to change habits after receiving adviceNearly half of Millennials or Generation Y (47 percent) involve their parents in financial decision-making.
September 30, 2014
BofA to Pay $7.65 Million SEC Penalty Over Capital OverstatementsBank of America will pay millions on claims that it overstated its capital by billions after failing to report losses tied to Merrill buy.
September 29, 2014
10 Signs of Financial ExploitationKathy Greenlee, assistant secretary for aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, estimates about four out of every 10 elders is financially exploited.
September 29, 2014
FSI Adds New Advisor Members From 2 FirmsSpire Investment Partners LLC and Portfolio Resources Group Inc. announced in early September that their independent financial advisors are now members of the Financial Services Institute.
September 29, 2014
Where Are All the Rational Investors?In the last few decades, academics and practitioners have studied, defined and begun to exploit anomalies arising from human nature.