Predictions make for great headlines, but they don’t always come to fruition. In this episode of the Trending Report, we reflect on how some of the big market predictions for 2024 worked out and talk about the importance of unemotional investing and focusing on trendlines over headlines.
Global oil markets face another week of turmoil after a US attack on Iran’s main export hub heightened risks to supply across the Middle East.
Financial planning has always been essential. Rarely has it been exciting—or truly central to the advisor-client relationship. Matt Wilson, Head of Business Strategy at Envestnet MoneyGuide, is working to change both. From goals-based planning and collaborative client tools to the upcoming Dash product and a pragmatic AI roadmap, Wilson lays out what a genuinely planning-first practice looks like—and how the technology to support it is finally catching up to the vision.