The Return Your Client Needs — Not the Fund That Won Last Year

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In this episode of the Platinum Portfolios Podcast, co-founder Mel Meltzer speaks about goals-based investing - and why choosing investments from short-term performance tables could lead clients away from their long-term financial objectives.



Platinum Portfolios’ multi-manager funds offer risk-managed solutions designed to achieve specific goals within appropriate risk limits.



The central message to advisers and private clients is simple: successful investing is not about continually identifying the latest winner. It is about following a well-designed strategy, protecting capital and allowing long-term compounding to work.



Keywords:

#GoalsBasedInvesting # FinancialPlanning #PortfolioManagement #WealthManagement #RiskManagement
Chapters
  • 00:01 – Introduction to goals-based investing
  • 00:18 – Why performance tables can be the wrong starting point
  • 02:09 – Why the highest return is not always the best outcome
  • 03:07 – Platinum Portfolios funds as risk-managed solutions
  • 03:46 – Responding when another fund performs better
  • 04:56 – The financial advisor’s role in keeping clients on track
  • 06:17 – Investing for financial outcomes, not performance rankings
  • 06:55 – Protecting capital and the importance of compounding
  • 07:47 – Closing remarks
7 Aug English South Africa Investing · Business

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