Market Insights - 4 min
In investment management, accurately measuring performance is essential to making informed financial decisions. Two widely recognized metrics for gauging portfolio growth are the Time-Weighted Return (“TWR”) and the Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”). Both offer unique insights, helping wealth management professionals like The Family Office provide clients with accurate reporting that clearly reflects their portfolio performance.
Nov 20, 2024
Market Insights - 4 min
Just as it is wise to hold a diverse portfolio of assets, it is good to sample a range of viewpoints when it comes to investing.At the same time, it’s important not to be overwhelmed. It’s the signal that you are looking for and not the noise. Unfortunately, there is typically far more of the latter than the former.We’ve taken a sample from the Q4 2024 investment outlooks of the world’s leading financial institutions - 12 Wall Street banks and asset managers - and condensed what we believe are the important takeaways for individual investors from their findings.
Nov 6, 2024
Market Insights - 4 min
The last meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) saw the first cut in interest rates in over four years. The decision to lower rates by 50 basis points to their current level of 4.75%-5.0% sent a strong signal to the markets that a new era of easing has definitively begun.The Federal Reserve’s new economic projections and meeting minutes added color to the decision. In addition, further economic data has emerged since September to give the market food for thought as to the likely course of future rates.In this article, we take a look at both, and ask, as usual, what should concern us as individual investors.
Oct 23, 2024
Market Insights - 3 min
Institutional investors have historically turned to private equity and alternative investments for higher risk-adjusted returns and portfolio diversification. However, many have been discouraged by the illiquidity of these markets—the inability to sell assets without significantly impacting prices. Fortunately, secondary markets have emerged as a crucial liquidity solution, transforming the investment landscape.
Oct 22, 2024
Education - 2 min
The investment community remains divided on whether inflation is transitory or here to stay. In this environment, how can investors hedge against inflation, and what role do wealth managers play in protecting and growing assets?
Oct 14, 2024
Education - 4 min
Private markets investing is playing an increasingly pivotal role on the global stage.
Oct 7, 2024
Education - 4 min
As women gain more control over their financial futures, they are stepping into the spotlight as savvy investors. Traditionally reserved for institutional investors, private market investments now offer women access to exclusive opportunities, helping them grow wealth while achieving financial security. By diversifying into private markets, women can explore asset classes that provide both stability and potential growth.
Oct 2, 2024
Market Insights - 4 min
Since Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s pivotal speech at Jackson Hole[1] in late August, markets were more or less assured that the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) meeting would see the first reduction in interest rates in over four years.[2]
Sep 26, 2024
Education - 3 min
The terms ‘wealth management’ and ‘asset management’ may seem similar, but there is a significant difference in how wealth managers and asset managers operate. Wealth managers focus on growing your overall wealth through a broad approach, while asset management is just one aspect of wealth management.
Sep 23, 2024