Dissecting QDIA Options & The Personalization Spectrum

Episode 5

Take your client conversations beyond simple TDFs! Watch as Matt discusses innovation within the QDIA space and dissects the various options spanning the personalization spectrum.

 

Matt Giovinazzo, CFA
Director, Investment Management

Takeaways

0:23

  • The Personalizing the QDIA chart/slides are fantastic educational content for client seminars/webinars

03:25

  • Vintage blending is the newest QDIA option that allocates participants to multiple (often non-sequential) vintages. While personalized, this is confusing to participants.

07:20

  • Risk-based glidepaths allow advisors to easily offer customized education to participants without a large investment of their time.

08:11

  • Risk-based glidepaths offer the personalization DIYers are looking for with better performance from professional management.  The conservative glidepath serves as a better safe haven than cash.

09:27

  • Managed accounts offer the highest personalization but the highest fees. Almost all consultants are pushing them today (and likely getting paid) as THE personalized option.