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Is Direct Indexing Right for your Clients?
Guest Expert: John Rekenthaler, Morningstar
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Attendee's Excellent Rating: 75%
Webinar Replay Description

Direct indexing, which involves buying the individual stocks that comprise an equity index directly rather than through a fund, has gained prominence as large firms (Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard) hav

Attendees Comments:

A few comments from listeners:
Direct indexing simply isn't worth it for the average retail investor.  It's a high-net-worth strategy.
- Maria R.

I wasn't familiar with direct indexing. Excellent summary of what it is and under what circumstances it is beneficial.
- Marian J.

I learned the use of direct indexing for tax harvesting and annual income thresholds needed for direct indexing to be effective.
- Jacqueline B.

Ironic that tax loss harvesting seems so celebrated as a strategy...after all it means you have to have losers in your portfolio...the foe we all battle!
- Kevin K.

This helped to draw a basic line of who benefits from direct indexing.
- Richard H.
Comments
A few comments from listeners:
Direct indexing simply isn't worth it for the average retail investor.  It's a high-net-worth strategy.
- Maria R.

I wasn't familiar with direct indexing. Excellent summary of what it is and under what circumstances it is beneficial.
- Marian J.

I learned the use of direct indexing for tax harvesting and annual income thresholds needed for direct indexing to be effective.
- Jacqueline B.

Ironic that tax loss harvesting seems so celebrated as a strategy...after all it means you have to have losers in your portfolio...the foe we all battle!
- Kevin K.

This helped to draw a basic line of who benefits from direct indexing.
- Richard H.
07.13.2023 - Direct Indexing