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Endowment Index™

Nov 06
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EWM in the News: Real Assets Adviser Features EWM’s CIO Prateek Mehrotra in Comprehensive Perspective on the Endowment Model

By Alternative Investments, Endowment Index™

Prateek Mehrotra, MBA, CFA®, CAIA®, Chief Investment Officer of EWM is quoted extensively in this month’s Real Assets Adviser magazine.  In an article titled Endowment Model Takes Its Lumps: It has been a rough year or two, but proponents remind detractors that the model is built for long-term investment strategies, author Steve Bergsman collects viewpoints from several industry professionals analyzing the broad asset allocation of the endowment model and how the various underlying asset classes have contributed or detracted from performance in both recent years and over the long term.  Click on the link to read the entire article.

Jul 17
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3-D Endowment Investment Philosophy®

By Endowment Index™

By Robert L. Riedl, CPA, CFP®, AWMA®

Endowment Wealth Management (“EWM”) is named after our trademarked Endowment Investment Philosophy®, and applies our investment approach, which was pioneered by university endowments seeking to improve their risk-adjusted returns. EWM is a fee-based, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) that serves as a fiduciary adviser, putting the best interests of our clients first.
We differentiate our firm’s wealth management services from other advisers by combining our unique 3-D Endowment Investment Philosophy® with three layers of unique investment options. Our firm provides our clients access to a combination of low cost passive ETF’s, specialty active satellite managers and illiquid accredited & qualified private equity and debt investment options.
Our goal is to enhance the traditional two-dimensional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio to a three-dimensional allocation by adding a third bucket. This bucket, which it calls “risk-managed” is comprised of real assets, private equity and hedge strategies. That third risk managed allocation grew out of how Yale and Harvard have institutionally managed their university endowments for the past 20 to 30 years.
Our firm’s Endowment Investment Philosophy® is also encapsulated in our Firm’s proprietary Endowment Index® calculated by NASDAQ OMX® (symbol “ENDOW”), a rules-based benchmark based on the asset allocations of over 800 college and university endowments. The Index has garnered national attention from ETF.com, WealthManagement.com and others.

As professionals specializing in family wealth management, we appreciate that our clients trust our professional judgment not just to manage their investments, but to also help sustain the economic future of their most valuable-asset –their family. The word ‘family’ in ‘family wealth’ always comes before wealth. Having a family wealth plan is critical to the whole financial planning process and achieving sustainable multi-generational family wealth, unity and legacy. Only when a family has a comprehensive knowledge of their financial holdings, the worth of those holdings, and the related correlations between all of the holdings, can they effectively implement an investment process leading to sustainable long-term family wealth.

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Mar 04
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EWM CIO discusses the Endowment Model of Investing in Podcast with Institutional Real Estate Inc.

By Alternative Investments, Endowment Index™

Prateek Mehrotra, CIO of Endowment Wealth Management®, was interviewed this week by Institutional Real Estate Inc.  In the discussion, Prateek talks about the history of the Endowment Model and how the Endowment Index® was constructed.  Listen to the podcast.

The podcast is for information purposes only and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Investments involve risk of loss and may fluctuate in value.  You should carefully consider all risks and costs prior to making any investment.  You cannot invest directly in an index. Indexes do not have fees.

Nov 11
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Press Release: Endowment Index™ Historical Data Now Available Through Morningstar, Interactive Data and Bloomberg

By Endowment Index™, News

APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/

Historical index data for the Endowment Index™ — calculated by Nasdaq OMX® — is now available through major index and investment databases, including Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Interactive Data.  In addition, the 30,000+ advisors on the Envestnet platform can now select the Endowment Index™ to benchmark client portfolios. Endowment Index™ data can be accessed through most major quote providers and websites under the symbol “ENDOW.” The Index’s Morningstar ID is F00000TPG6.

The Endowment Index helps trustees, portfolio managers, consultants and advisors to endowments, foundations, trusts, defined benefit/defined contribution plans, pension plans and individual investors more appropriately track the performance of and analyze globally-diversified, multi-asset portfolios. The Endowment Index™ is an objective benchmark comprised of three major asset class building blocks: Global Equity, Global Fixed Income, and Alternatives, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets. The Endowment Index™ is a total return index and all underlying components are comprised of exchange-traded funds or other investable securities.  Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. in collaboration with ETF Model Solutions, LLC earlier this year launched the Endowment Index™ as a benchmarking tool for investors in globally-diversified, multi-asset portfolios that include alternative investments.

Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent Private Wealth Management Firm using a Multi-Client Family Office service model, whose mission is to grow wealth for individuals, families, retirement plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions through the utilization of the Endowment Investment Philosophy™.  EWM can construct index-based portfolios for investors based upon the Endowment Index™ asset allocation.

ETF Model Solutions, LLC, is third party investment manager and ETF strategist that builds investment models for 401(k) plans, Investment Advisors within their practice, Family Offices, Endowments, Foundations, Trusts, and Individual Investors.  The Firm is the fund manager for the Endowment Multi-Asset ETF Collective Investment Fund, available for use in 401(k) and other retirement plans.

Contact:
Prateek Mehrotra, MBA, CFA®, CAIA®
Email
920.785.6010
www.EndowmentWM.com or www.ETFModelSolutions.com

Disclosure:  You typically cannot invest directly in an index. Indexes do not contain fees.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies, nor shall it be construed to be the provision of investment advice.  Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not insured or guaranteed. Be sure to consult with a qualified financial advisor and/or tax professional before implementing any investment strategies. While the firms are related and share corporate offices, Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. and ETF Model Solutions, LLC are each individually registered as an investment adviser in the State of Wisconsin. A copy of each firm’s respective disclosure document, Form ADV Brochure Part 2, is available upon request.

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Nov 11
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Press Release: Endowment Index Historical Data Now Available Through Morningstar, Interactive Data and Bloomberg

By Endowment Index™, News

APPLETON, Wis., Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/

Historical index data for the Endowment Index™ — calculated by Nasdaq OMX® — is now available through major index and investment databases, including Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Interactive Data.  In addition, the 30,000+ advisors on the Envestnet platform can now select the Endowment Index™ to benchmark client portfolios. Endowment Index™ data can be accessed through most major quote providers and websites under the symbol “ENDOW.” The Index’s Morningstar ID is F00000TPG6.

The Endowment Index helps trustees, portfolio managers, consultants and advisors to endowments, foundations, trusts, defined benefit/defined contribution plans, pension plans and individual investors more appropriately track the performance of and analyze globally-diversified, multi-asset portfolios. The Endowment Index™ is an objective benchmark comprised of three major asset class building blocks: Global Equity, Global Fixed Income, and Alternatives, which includes hedge funds, private equity and real assets. The Endowment Index™ is a total return index and all underlying components are comprised of exchange-traded funds or other investable securities.  Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. in collaboration with ETF Model Solutions, LLC earlier this year launched the Endowment Index™ as a benchmarking tool for investors in globally-diversified, multi-asset portfolios that include alternative investments.

Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent Private Wealth Management Firm using a Multi-Client Family Office service model, whose mission is to grow wealth for individuals, families, retirement plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions through the utilization of the Endowment Investment Philosophy™.  EWM can construct index-based portfolios for investors based upon the Endowment Index™ asset allocation.

ETF Model Solutions, LLC, is third party investment manager and ETF strategist that builds investment models for 401(k) plans, Investment Advisors within their practice, Family Offices, Endowments, Foundations, Trusts, and Individual Investors.  The Firm is the fund manager for the Endowment Multi-Asset ETF Collective Investment Fund, available for use in 401(k) and other retirement plans.

Contact:
Prateek Mehrotra, MBA, CFA®, CAIA®
Email
920.785.6010
www.EndowmentWM.com or www.ETFModelSolutions.com

Disclosure:  You typically cannot invest directly in an index. Indexes do not contain fees.  Information presented is for educational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies, nor shall it be construed to be the provision of investment advice.  Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not insured or guaranteed. Be sure to consult with a qualified financial advisor and/or tax professional before implementing any investment strategies. While the firms are related and share corporate offices, Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. and ETF Model Solutions, LLC are each individually registered as an investment adviser in the State of Wisconsin. A copy of each firm’s respective disclosure document, Form ADV Brochure Part 2, is available upon request.

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Sep 19
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Comparing the Nation’s Largest Pension Fund Asset Allocation and Return History to the Endowment Index™

By Alternative Investments, Endowment Index™

The nation’s largest pension fund, the California Public Employees Retirement System, better known as CalPERS has been in the news this week with an announcement that they are going to be liquidating their $4B hedge fund allocation over the next year.  Apparently, the high costs and complexities, combined with their ability to scale the asset class relative to their $300B portfolio just isn’t worth the effort.

While on the surface this may seem like shocking news, in reality, this isn’t surprising – its simply another data point confirming the transition from traditional alternatives to liquid alts is real and likely to continue.  Given the higher costs, and other burdens (K-1 tax returns, lockups, accredited investor mandates, lack of transparency, scandals/Madoff, high minimums, and others) with the partnership form of traditional alternatives, its logical that more advisors and investors will continue to consider liquid alts as either a replacement for their traditional alternatives allocation, or to in an effort to enhance their traditional two-dimensional stock-bond portfolios.

CalPERS announcement prompted us to take a closer look at their portfolio as compared to the Endowment Index™ calculated by Nasdaq OMX®.  The Endowment Index represents the asset allocation portfolio holdings of over institutions managing over $400 billion in total assets.

Endowment Index™ vs. CalPERS Asset Allocation and 10 Year Return History

Endowment Index vs CalPERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*For 10 year period ending June 30, 2014.  Returns are annualized.

Past performance no guarantee of future results.  The above is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice.  Index data presented for comparison purposes only. Indexes don’t have fees. You cannot invest directly in an index.  Endowment Index data prior to May 19, 2014 contains backtested data, which contains certain weaknesses.  Click here for additional disclosure on back testing.

May 09
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Launch of “Endowment Index”

By Endowment Index™

Financial Products News #2014 – 29
NASDAQ OMX Announces Launch of the Endowment Index Effective May 19, 2014

Markets Impacted:

  • All Markets

Data Feeds Impacted:

  • NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data Service (GIDS 2.0)
  • NASDAQ Global Index Watch (GIW)

Contact Information:

What you need to know:

Effective Monday, May 19, 2014, NASDAQ OMX will begin disseminating the Endowment IndexTM(Symbol: ENDOW) on the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data ServiceSM (GIDS 2.0).

What is the new Index?

The Endowment IndexTM is an objective benchmark for investors who implement a three dimensional portfolio that incorporates alternative investments.  This investable index is used for portfolio comparison, investment analysis, research and benchmarking purposes by fiduciaries such as trustees, portfolio managers, consultants and advisors to endowments, foundations, trusts, DB/DC plans, pension plans and individual investors.  The Endowment IndexTM has been co-created by Endowment Wealth Management, Inc. and ETF Model Solutions, LLC.

How is the Index disseminated?

Effective Monday, May 19, 2014, data recipients will receive real-time index information from the proprietary GIDS 2.0 data feed with the following attributes:

Instrument ID Instrument Name Currency Frequency FP Type Brand
ENDOW Endowment Index USD 1S I CI

 

In addition to the real-time tick messages, NASDAQ OMX will support the following directory messages on GIDS 2.0:

  • Equities Summary (Message Type F): Disseminated at the end of the U.S. and European trading session to relay the summary of the current trading day’s activity for an equity index.
  • Index Directory (Message Type R): Disseminated at the start of each day to relay basic index information.

Will the components and weightings data be made available?

Yes. For access and more information on the Endowment  on NASDAQ Global Index Watch (GIW), please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Data Sales.

Where can I find additional information?

For questions about NASDAQ OMX Index products, please contact NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes at +1 301 978 8284.

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