Brian Andrew, the recently appointed chief investment officer at Merit Financial Advisors, provides a peek inside the $10 billion RIA’s model portfolio.
The Advisor Sentiment Index, relaunched in January, suggests financial advisors are much more optimistic about the state of the stock market than they are about the broader economy—though most expect the economy to catch up over the next year.
Carlyle Group followed the lead of larger rivals KKR and Apollo Global Management by tying the pay of dealmakers and senior employees more closely to investment outcomes.