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Managing portfolios no longer a ‘binary choice’ for advice firms

By Jack Gray

7/9/26

Advice firms are no longer facing a binary choice between running investment portfolios in-house or outsourcing them, with bespoke portfolios becoming an established third option, according to Copia Capital Management

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