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Summary: Looking ahead, RIAs expect the growth trend to continue. Advisors are approaching 2019 with their usual pragmatic optimism, keeping the daily market drama in perspective. They say that U.S. interest rates, corporate earnings and international trade issues are what matter most to client portfolios.
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Summary: In explaining the conflicting findings of a recent survey of advisors and investors who have—and don’t have—advisors, John Diehl of Hartford Funds didn’t hesitate to address the elephant in the room: Are we in the early stages of a significant market pullback? Should advisors merely send palliative messages to clients on how markets can go up or down, if they communicate at all with their clients?
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Summary: United Capital said Wednesday that it has enhanced its GuideCenter web portal to offer a mobile app so that clients have direct access to their advisors and can track their financial goals.
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Summary: There are some things that advisers just shouldn't say to millennials when they are discussing financial planning, according to Douglas A. Boneparth, president and founder of Bone Fide Wealth and co-author of “”The Millennial Money Fix”.
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Summary: Registered investment advisory firms, on average, increased assets and revenues by 18% in 2018, according to an annual survey of RIA sentiment conducted by TD Ameritrade Institutional. The firm cited market volatility and investors' preference for independent advice as key drivers of the gains, noting that 63% of advisers are somewhat or very optimistic about the economy for 2019 and 47% expect stock prices to rise.
