Resources for the New Year: Tax-Conscious Investing

Quick Sales Idea
The Investment Evolution campaign asks the simple question, “Has your investment strategy kept up with your life?”. Tax-conscious investing is a great topic to use as follow up to this campaign, especially considering our current uncertain tax environment. 


Resources and Knowledge Builders
From Russell Investments

  • Do your client portfolios carry hidden baggage?
    “After ten years on the road, I finally bought a new piece of luggage and discovered that my act of consumerism and client portfolios have a lot in common. Have I piqued your interest?” Click here to read more.

From Morningstar Managed Portfolios:

  • Staying the Course Versus Timing the Market
    “Stay the course” is a nautical phrase that has been popularized by world leaders, primarily in the context of battle. According to Stewart Alsop’s 1973 memoirs of a conversation with Winston Churchill, the British prime minister contemplated toward the end of World War II: “America, it is a great and strong country, like a workhorse pulling the rest of the world out of despond and despair. But will it stay the course?” Click here for the full article.

Tax Conscious Investing Prospecting Resources


If you are interested in using the tax-conscious investing concept as a prospecting tool, here are some resources you can utilize.

Prospecting Emails
Available on the Prospecting Emails section of the National Life agent portal, the following prospecting emails are available:

 
Social Media
You’ll find social posts under the tagline “Taxes” in the Hearsay Content Library.

Strategist Resources
There are currently 10 Third Party Money Managers who offer Tax-Conscious/Tax-Managed portfolios. Many of them provide marketing materials around the concept of tax efficiency. Contact them directly or access marketing materials directly through the ESI Illuminations site.
Tax-Conscious Mutual Fund Managers

  • American Funds
  • Brinker Capital
  • Morningstar
  • Russell
  • Envestnet PMC

ETF Managers

  • BlackRock
  • Vanguard
  • Envestnet PMC
  • Symmetry
  • CLS
  • Morningstar
  • 3D

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