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 ...

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 ...

Model portfolios continue to gain traction with financial advisors. Approximately $424 billion follows model portfolios as of June 2023, a 48% increase from $286 billion two years prior[1]. With this ...

While model portfolios have become a mainstay for many advisory practices, more than one-fourth of advisors are still opting not to offer them, according to new research from Morningstar. In a new ...

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 ...

Third-party model portfolios had $646 billion in assets under advisement as of March 31, 2025—an increase of 62% since Morningstar last surveyed for assets in June 2023, less than two years ago.

Fidelity Investments has expanded its model portfolio lineup for wealth management firms with the launch of two all-ETF model portfolio suites. The Fidelity Target Allocation ETF Model Portfolios and ...

As part of the broader trend of increased adoption of model portfolios, advisors are increasingly working with asset managers to build custom models to offer to clients, according to new research from ...

Assets in model portfolios grew by nearly 50% over the last 2 years. By fully or partially outsourcing the investment management function, it frees up more time for advisors to focus on building their ...

Broadridge Financial Solutions, a financial technology infrastructure provider, expects total assets in model portfolios to exceed $11 trillion by the end of 2028. This would represent more than a ...