Document Type
Working Paper
Date of this Version
7-1-2012
Abstract
To illustrate how advisors explain risk to clients, we map our view of current advisory practice, with particular emphasis on risk management, to our view of the current mosaic of planning paradigms. We then apply that information to identify questions for further discussion and research. We conclude there has been an evolution in advisory practice from a focus on product, to policy, and now increasingly to process, with communication about risk remaining central throughout.
Working Paper Number
WP2012-07
Copyright/Permission Statement
All findings, interpretations, and conclusions of this paper represent the views of the author and not those of the Wharton School or the Pension Research Council. © 2012 Pension Research Council of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.
Date Posted: 28 June 2019
Comments
The published version of this Working Paper may be found in the 2013 publication: The Market for Retirement Financial Advice.