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Syntax Direct Case Study Creating a Defensive Equity Index to Balance Portfolio Risk

As we write this paper in March 2025, the S&P 500 is flirting with a correction. Uncertainty around the consequences of changes in trade policy, tariffs, and their impact on inflation, and general geopolitical instability has investors and advisors increasingly concerned over whether this long-running bull market has run its course. Of course, similar concerns have appeared in the not-too-distant past: in Q4 2018, the S&P 500 fell 13.5%, interestingly, in part due to trade and tariff concerns between the US and China during President Trump’s first term.

Symmetry: Elevating Client Portfolios with Case Design Solutions

When it comes to investment management, time is one of the biggest obstacles for most Financial Advisors. Client meetings (23%) and client management (20%) take up more of Advisors’ time than investment management (16%).

What if you could delegate investment management to an outside partner and spend more of your time focusing on client-advisor relationship building?

Outsourcing can be a productive solution that frees up valuable time. The results Advisors hope to achieve with outsourcing include: