This series covers diversification, tax issues, duration, risk tolerance, market timing, estate planning and dollar cost averaging - investment vehicles and concepts that lie at the heart of developing an investor profile and implementing successful wealth management strategies. It concludes with a case study integrating several issues common to wealth management that shows the banker/investment advisor how to apply these techniques to real-world situations.
Who should take this course:
Portfolio and Investment Managers, Those interested in working with high net worth clients.
Prerequisites:
None
Training Hours/CPE Credits:
4
Modules
Investor Profiling
Module Code
:
wlth_1000
Level
:
Basic
Training Hours/ CPE Credits
:
1
Module Description:
Geared towards new portfolio managers, this module focuses on the crucial first step of profiling a client in order to determine the appropriate investment approach for them.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Determine your client's time horizon
Identify your client's level of risk or risk tolerance
Understand the impact of your client's tax rates on investment decisions
Construct an appropriate investment approach utilizing your client's time horizon, risk tolerance and tax
Portfolio Management and Duration
Module Code
:
wlth_1001
Level
:
Basic
Training Hours/ CPE Credits
:
1
Module Description:
In this module you will learn about duration and see how various investments pan out over different periods of time.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Define duration to determine the validity of an investment strategy
Understand the factors that immunize a portfolio
Understand how to mix duration to meet clients' investment objectives
Assess the risks associated with duration
Introduction to Portfolio Risk
Module Code
:
wlth_1002
Level
:
Basic
Training Hours/ CPE Credits
:
1
Module Description:
This module teaches how you can use different investment strategies for various investment portfolios allowing you to better match the risks of the investments with the risk tolerance and the time horizon of your clients.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Differentiate between systematic and unsystematic risk
Understand the basics and application of portfolio theory
Understand how to diversify among asset classes in a portfolio
Asset Allocation and Taxation
Module Code
:
wlth_1003
Level
:
Basic
Training Hours/ CPE Credits
:
1
Module Description:
This module discusses choosing the mix of assets that works for your client.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
Allocate a client's assets among the appropriate assets
Implement asset allocation decisions for a portfolio
Assist clients to minimize estate and income taxes
