The performance of all fixed income funds in the Morningstar universe is examined.
With six rate hikes in seven months and more rate hikes expected for months to come, year-to-date (YTD) performance by fixed income funds is of more than academic interest.
At this class, YTD performance is contextualized by evaluating the long-term performance of the same funds, revealing funds that over performed admirably versus funds that have performed poorly.
Learning objectives:
● strategies to improve performance of a core portfolio over the long run
● the role of fixed income in a diversified portfolio.
● review the importance of including diverse asset classes in portfolio construction
● how to manage a broad group of asset classes in a low-expense portfolio using multiple ETFs or funds
● how to illustrate key concepts to clients
● return and risk statistics of a core portfolio invested for the long run
Who should attend:
● Institutional Investment Plan Trustees
● Institutional Investment Consultants
● Investment Advisors
● Financial Planners
● Wealth Managers
● Financial Analysts
● Securities and Research Analysts
Craig L. Israelsen, Ph.D., has been a regular contributor to Advisors4Advisors since April 2009, and has taught monthly on A4A for a decade. He also contributes regularly to AAII Journal, one of the nation’s largest individual-investor-funded information resources with a history of intellectual integrity. Prof. Israelsen has taught about family financial management at universities and is currently Executive-in-Residence in the Financial Planning Program at Utah Valley University, teaching classes toward earning a CFA charter. Published monthly in Financial Planning magazine for 25 years, Craig has a documented history for providing a sustainable system for advisors to manage low-expense portfolios.
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This webinar is eligible for one hour of CE credit towards the CIMA® and CPWA® certifications, CFP® CE and PACE credit toward the CLU® and ChFC® designations, and live CPA CPE credit.