Capital markets

Wealth management firms have evolved past looking for a “flashy digital product” to solve their technology problems, MyVest CEO Anton Honikman says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

The fund will track industries such as cloud technologies, remote communications and cyber security, according to an SEC filing.

The smart-beta pioneer and sub-advisor to money managers has re-calibrated its forecasts after the coronavirus-induced crash reshaped markets.

“This market environment is a very good one for investors to do a self-awareness check,” an expert says.

For one, clients will owe taxes still on the distributions, unless they recontribute the money into the account within three years.

Risk managers must be especially vigilant about the bets their traders are making to profit from current market dislocations brought on by the coronavirus.

Cash-hungry REITs are selling their portfolios at steep discounts as talks heat up over similar deals and even equity stakes in the companies themselves.

As financial professionals we are not immune to anxiety — we are just informed and that’s a value-add for clients.

“Ideally, you would like clients to try not to make really short-term decisions, however this is an unprecedented situation,” an expert says.