Are Advisors Dumping Alts, ETFs and Annuities?

New findings from Tiburon Strategic Advisors reveal some interesting facts about advisors’ appetite, or lack thereof, for headline grabbing products such as alternatives and exchange-traded funds.

Specifically, Tiburon reveals that advisors intend to increase their usage of index funds by one-third while decreasing their usage in exchange trade funds, alternative investments, & variable annuities by over 30% each.

The findings also predict that there will be a continuing focus on retirement income with accelerated growth in investable assets, insurance in force, and wealth management services. There will also be continued growth in the financial advisor channels & an emergence of the international markets as well as an increase in financial institutions mergers & acquisitions opportunities.

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