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Aug 10, 2022 | Grant & Greg Morris

'Believable’ misinformation is a danger to long-term retirement goals

May 11, 2022 | Grant & Greg Morris

Trend-following strategies: Dealing with ‘whipsaws’

January 2022 | Grant & Greg Morris

Finding the Balance: Maybe not what you want, but probably what you need

December 15, 2021

SMArtX Advisory Solutions Expands OCIO Services with Publication of SMArtX Select Manager List

December 09, 2021, 14:29ET

McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management Launches the McElhenny Sheffield Managed Risk ETF (CBOE: MSMR)

June 2021 | Grant & Greg Morris

Choosing Frustration Over
Devastation

August 26, 2020 | Grant & Greg Morris

Old bear, new trick

June 2020 | Grant & Greg Morris

Taxes Are the Consequence of Successful Investing

Articles

Navigating Volatile Markets

The day after Thanksgiving 2021, as the S&P 500 dropped 2.3% the VIX “fear index” rose 54%. VIX is a measure of the expected volatility in the U.S. stock market, as determined by options on the S&P 500 index. Black Friday was the fourth largest single-day increase in the history of the VIX. 

The death of 60/40 portfolios

For the past 13 years, our clients have been the beneficiaries of an incredible run for U.S. equities.  The S&P 500 Total Return index finished 10 of the past 13 years above 11%! In fact, in an arguably tough economic environment over the last 3 years, the index has averaged over 26% per year.

Why Tactical & Why Now?

YOU are the financial advisor – trusted with helping your clients achieve their investment goals.

YOU must find solutions that will work going forward and not just rely on what worked in the past.

Win-Win 
Growing Your Firm by Improving Client Outcomes!

Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) manage about one-fourth of all AUM in America. At nearly $5 Trillion in client assets, the opportunity for RIA growth is extremely large yet highly competitive. For the past decade, firm consolidation, market competition, robo-advising, and fee compression have made growing an RIA increasingly difficult. With all these industry changes, what are proven strategies to help grow a successful RIA while maintaining or improving your client relationships?

MSCM Blog


April 18, 2023

Results, as of March 31, 2023 Making money in bear markets. Our strategies delivered positive

Quarterly Update, 1Q23
January 9, 2023

4Q22 Results, as of December 31, 2022 2022 has ended, but the bear market –

Quarterly Update
June 20, 2022

Investors may have the blues right now because we find ourselves in another bear market

Bear Market Blues but Trend Follower’s Good News!
April 10, 2022

We think it is a good time to revisit a topic that is always top

Whipsaws
January 13, 2022

Trend Plus Our Trend Plus strategy delivered a net return after fees of 1.6% during

2021 Review
October 27, 2021

Investing successfully for the long term requires a balance between give and take, choosing the

Maybe not what you want, but probably what you need.

What's Your Risk Tolerance?