The new breed of asset allocation solutions

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Nick Blake, head of retail sales at Vanguard Investments, gives an overview of the different asset allocation solutions available to advisers.

With roller coaster markets over the past two years, who knows whether double dips or Nike ticks are the shape of things to come in 2010. Perhaps this is why we have seen an increase in the rise of asset allocation solutions starting to come forward, often with a mission to reduce the erosion of alpha through excessive costs. An increasing number of IFAs are turning their back on manager selection, having spent too long on the phone to disappointed clients. Instead, a focus on sound financial goal planning and efficient asset location through tax wrappers is now at the core of many advis...

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