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Portnoy: Wealth management shifted from brokerage to financial plans only recently
“It wasn't that long ago that the advice business was really a brokerage business. It was selling stocks and bonds and funds for a nice fee. It's only over the last five, 10, 15 years that the bulk of the wealth management industry has bought into this idea tha…”
Brian Portnoy Jun 18, 2018 ▶ 44:35 Brian Portnoy – From Complex to Simple (Capital Allocators, EP.57)
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Portnoy: Target date and defined contribution funds produce better behavioral outcomes
“We know that people who are in target date funds And who are in sort of the institutional or defined contribution share classes of big funds tend to have better behavioral outcomes than those who are in the daily discretionary versions of the exact same funds.”
Brian Portnoy Jun 18, 2018 ▶ 52:54 Brian Portnoy – From Complex to Simple (Capital Allocators, EP.57)
Assertion Supported
Portnoy: ETF count grew from 50 in 1999 to 4,000-5,000
“There's now four or 5000 ETFs. There were only 50 in 1999.”
Brian Portnoy Jun 18, 2018 ▶ 21:18 Brian Portnoy – From Complex to Simple (Capital Allocators, EP.57)
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