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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (8/26/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary estimate of the annual benchmark revision to...

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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (8/19/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July increased by 0.2% from June and 2.9% from the...

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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (8/12/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: July's ISM Services PMI exceeded consensus estimates and remained above contractionary...

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How Quantitative Investing Can Enhance Returns and Mitigate Risk

For advisors seeking to optimize their clients’ portfolios by reducing risk and enhancing returns, quantitative investing is a powerful tool....

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Four Ways to Drive Performance and Maintain Client Confidence During Market Volatility

The recent U.S. stock sell-off, which sent Wall Street “fear gauge” (the Cboe Volatility Index) to a three-month high, represents an opportunity for...

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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (8/5/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: US hiring slowed markedly in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% from 4.1%, an...

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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (7/29/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: Initial estimates of second-quarter GDP came in stronger than expected, showing the US...

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Weekly Talking Points for Financial Advisors (7/22/24)

Read the highlights of this week's commentary from Helios: US industrial production increased for the second consecutive month in June, signaling a...

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Three Keys to More Effective Business Development for Advisors

Most financial advisors didn’t set out to become marketing and sales experts. But for advisors who double as business owners, improving business...

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