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Attract Ideal Clients With Online Personas

Most financial advisors understand the value of an ideal client profile in helping them identify the type of prospects they should pursue to grow their practice. While that may ...

Next-Gen Clients & Trust: Advisor Guide | StratiFi

The greatest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history is underway. As a financial advisor, it represents either an unprecedented opportunity or a threat to your survival. ...

An Essential Way To Grow Your Business

For much of the past decade, advisors have benefitted from market-driven growth. As the markets advance, assets under management increased. Now, as the bull market trounces onward ...

Is the Era of Index Funds About to End Badly?

In February 2019, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit a new high, less than two months after one of the worst one-month declines on record. From its December 24, 2018 low, the ...

How To Create Your Own Guaranteed Pension

Many people struggle with choosing a retirement income strategy that assures they will not outlive their money without assuming significant risks. The optimum strategy is ...

The Long and Short of Investing

For much of the past decade, investment profits have flowed to anyone who simply bought stocks and sat tight. But now the stock market is beginning to show signs of aging. ...

Private Equity for HNW Clients | StratiFi

One of the key lessons of the 2018 investment year is that extreme volatility can wreak havoc on investment portfolios, even those that are thought to be relatively safe due to ...

The Danger of Index Funds

The recent stock market decline is a stark reminder to investors that there is risk in index funds. This is coming as a shock to many. After years of quantitative easing, ...

Now is not the Time for Advisors to Cut Back on Their Marketing

In 2018, volatility in the stock market returned with a vengeance, catching most investors and many advisors off guard. Advisors, who have experienced at least a couple of market ...

Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy | StratiFi

One thing we can say for certain is that, after a 10-year bull run with minimal volatility, the market is due for a change. With the return of extreme volatility this year and a ...

Online Presence & Advisor Reputation | StratiFi

You have an online presence, either intentionally or unintentionally, or both. Go ahead and “Google” yourself or the name of your firm. Does anything come up on the first page of ...

StratiFi Wins Award For Best Compliance Technology

San Francisco, September 13, 2019 – StratiFi Technologies Inc., which is democratizing risk management to help financial advisors and their clients make better financial ...

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