For the role that multi-asset portfolios play, they should, at the very least, be expected to deliver a real return on their assets.
And with interest rates that have been low for a decade already now set to stay lower for even longer, it appears multi-asset portfolios have an even greater role to play in maintaining the purchasing power of clients’ assets and growing these assets over time.
David Thorpe is special projects editor at FTAdviser and Financial Adviser