Morningstar’s report highlights how diversified portfolios outpaced the traditional 60/40 model in 2025, but long-term ...

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 ...

LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance on model portfolios is rising as financial advisors fundamentally shift their daily focus away from technical investment tasks toward ...

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 ...

Year to date, the Model Shadow Stock Portfolio is up 12.0%, dramatically outperforming the major indexes. The S&P 500 is down 4.3% year to date, while mid-cap and small-cap indexes are modestly ...

Managing investments can become a large part of a day’s work. Between meetings, marketing and figuring out best-in-class asset allocations, advisors can be hard-pressed to deal with the rest of their ...

A new report from State Street Global Advisors shows how model portfolios are playing a pivotal role for advisors' practices, with more professionals using them to streamline portfolio management and ...

Among surveyed advisers, 42% increased their use of model portfolios and time spent on client acquisition and relationship-building in the last two years, per Escalent. Financial advisers are evolving ...

RIA aggregators, broker/dealers and TAMPs are displaying a growing preference for custom model portfolios—and asset managers offering model portfolios are making this a priority, according to the July ...

I am updating my DIY Retiree Portfolio Model, which outperformed the 60/40 model in 2024 so far, but could be better. The Standpoint Multi-Asset Fund remains the core at 40%, providing global ...

Christine Benz: Hi, I’m Christine Benz for Morningstar. I’ve noticed that many investors do a good job of selecting investments, but they struggle putting the pieces together into a portfolio that ...