The model portfolio landscape continues to grow at a rapid pace, expanding the opportunity set for advisors and their clients. Since Morningstar launched its model portfolio database in 2019, asset ...

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

More financial advisors are teaming up with model portfolio providers to use their models as a foundation for customization. Custom model portfolios can be adjusted to meet the specific preferences of ...

Model portfolios continue to gain ground with financial advisors, who can select from a growing number of models to help manage their clients' investments. I use them for pretty much all of the ...

Alternative assets have become an increasingly important component of model portfolios, offering investors unique opportunities to invest in private market assets that are typically available only to ...

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 ...

Asset allocation models continue to dominate the space, according to Morningstar. As of March, asset allocation model portfolios that fall in Morningstar's five equity allocation categories accounted ...

Client segmentation can involve multiple permutations, but there’s merit in keeping it simple and holistic at the outset. The objective is to be able to identify at a high level the pockets within a ...

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 ...

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 ...