‌Managing Wealth the Endowment Way

This webinar will be a brief introduction to WhiteStone Wealth Management, a San Antonio owned and operated financial services company. Universities, charitable organizations, Foundations and pension plans invest billions of dollars into broadly diversified portfolios in order to protect their capital while providing current income. Whitestone believes that retirement should be treated in a similar manner.
We will be discussing the different aspects of the Endowment portfolio. We will also discuss some of the methodologies Whitestone uses to manage client assets.

Meet the
Speakers

Patrick J. Lynch, III
Senior Partner, CFS

Scott Langham
V.P. of Investments

Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 4PM CT

Traditional vs. Endowment

60% 40% pie chart

Many financial plans still today are constructed on model that was introduced over 50 years ago. The premise was that a portfolio comprised of 60% stocks and 40% bonds could provide better risk-adjusted returns over time than one comprised of just stocks or bonds. And while this approach has performed well for many investors over the years, in our opinion, it is not well equipped to do so in the future.

Yale Endowment Holdings pie chart

Stocks and bonds have been more correlated in recent years and so, what was once considered a diversified portfolio, does not appear to be providing the balance the current markets demand and clients expect. That is why we believe the Endowment Model which includes many different asset classes, is the best approach to providing clients the degree of portfolio diversification they need. Want to see how the Endowment Model would work for your plan? Call us today.

How the Smart Money Invests

We believe that portfolio construction is about more than stocks and bonds and that creating a diversified portfolio designed to last a lifetime should follow the approach used by many of the world’s most sophisticated investors at the most respected academic institutions. We refer to it as the Endowment Model. It is a philosophy that recognizes true portfolio diversification occurs only when a wide range of alternative asset classes are considered and used in the construction and management of client portfolios.

How We Create and Manage Your Financial Plan

Step 1

It begins with simple cash flow analysis and an understanding that assets should be managed according to when they will be spent.

Step 2

Next, we use the timeline created by the cash flow analysis to match asset types to specific time periods they will be used; often in 5-year blocks.

Step 3

Then we select specific investments by grading money managers’ performance through multiple market cycles. We select those who manage risk and reward best.

Step 4

Finally we identify market trends to determine periods of heightened risk and periods of lower risk so that we actively manage assets accordingly.