That’s the approach I’ve taken with these model portfolios. I’ve used Medalist funds and ETFs to populate the portfolios, and I’ll swap out any fund that is no longer a medalist.

Fees. When it comes to understanding fees, figuring out what you pay for financial products and services is always a challenge. Hiring a financial advisor who uses model portfolios is no different.

The types of model portfolios are most popular with advisors are your building blocks, mainly the core 60/40 type portfolio. We do see a lot of variations of how advisors use various allocation ...

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Drawing from a survey of leading model portfolios providers, Morningstar noted that as of September 30, 2024, assets in custom model portfolios have topped $125 billion, nearly 50 percent higher ...

Market regulator Sebi has, in a recent settlement order, said that research analysts (RA) cannot offer model portfolio products. There are issues around both RAs and registered investment advisors ...