Susan Dziubinski: What’s the allure of model portfolios for financial advisors? Jason Kephart: Model portfolios are a useful option for advisors who’d rather spend less time thinking about stocks and ...

Third-party model portfolios had $646 billion in assets under advisement as of March 31, 2025—an increase of 62% since Morningstar last surveyed for assets in June 2023, less than two years ago.

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The model portfolio focuses on capital appreciation using investment-grade stocks, aiming to outperform the S&P 500 Index. Recent volatility has created opportunities to buy at a value. Stock ...

Advisors reported having an average of 39% of their current assets under management in model portfolios, up from 32% three years ago, according to Model Portfolios: Adaptive Solutions for Advisory ...

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 ...

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: ...

Model portfolios – ready-made third-party investment plans – surged to a record $7.7 trillion in assets in the first quarter of 2025, underscoring the growing demand for efficient, off-the-rack ...

In yet another sign of commodification in investment management, financial advisors are increasingly using pre-built models as a tool to shift their practices upmarket and focus on client ...

Nasdaq Fund Network (NFN) brings both transparency and distribution power to the growing models and managed accounts community. The NFN platform provides managers of model portfolios, separately ...

BlackRock has added the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the fund issued by the asset manager that holds bitcoin BTC $89,441.03, to one of its model portfolios. These models suggest portfolios and ...

I present a model portfolio of established, profitable, dividend-paying stocks and ETFs designed to outperform the S&P 500 through capital appreciation. My selection criteria focus on positive ...