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Core Value and Benchmark Report Explained
Daily Time-Weighted Rates of Return Explained
Gain/Loss By Investor Report Explained
How to Produce Batch Jobs
Generating Professional Referrals
Top Ten Features



Top Ten Features

	Feature		Value/Benefit		How to Access
	1. View Consolidated Client Accounts From the Client List		The Client List is a series of screens with all of an Advisor's current client and account information. Advisors can sort their client list by Name, or ID Number, and view Accounts, Contact Information and Reports with just the click of a mouse button.		The first screen that appears after you login to the Albridge Wealth Reporting application.
	2. Create New Client Portfolio		The New Portfolio functionality lets advisors create meaningful groupings or "households" of related accounts, quickly and easily. Advisors can set up client portfolios to correspond to specific planning goals (i.e., client's retirement savings assets); combined household assets (husband and wife accounts added together) or some other criterion.		Click on the "New Portfolio" link on the Control Center, located on the left-hand side of the Client List Screen. The New Portfolio screen will appear.
	3. Create Manual Accounts		The Manual Accounts feature allows you to create manual accounts for assets that are not available for reporting, such as securities held-away, non-reported insurance/ annuity policies or personal property that is traditionally not held in any type of formal account. Now you and your clients will have a more complete picture of their holdings.		Click the "Create Manual Account" link on the Client Accounts screen and follow the steps on the Create Manual Account screen to create tracked or non-tracked assets.
	4. Run Client Reports		The heart of the Albridge Wealth Reporting application is the Client Reports feature. Advisors can run over 20 Client Reports on any of the portfolios with which a client is associated, for an accurate snapshot of an investor's holdings. Client-ready reports are available in the following categories: Holdings, Transactions, Asset Allocation, Performance and Combined Statements		Click the "Reports" link, whether on the main Client List screen or at the upper right corner of the Client Info or Accts screens. Once the advisor has selected the client for whom they want to generate a report, there are a few easy steps to getting that report run: 1. Choose the portfolio on which you want to run the report by clicking the Portfolio drop-down list. 2. Choose from among the 20 individual reports by clicking on the Report drop-down list. 3. Select the Time Period or the Specific Date for which the report is to be run. 4. Click "Go" for an on-screen report, Printer Friendly for a formatted, printable report.
	5. Portfolio Model and Rebalancing		Advisors can use the Model Portfolio Rebalance report to compare a Client's portfolio asset allocation against a Model Portfolio created by the Advisor or their Broker Dealer. The Model Portfolio Rebalance report will also provide a suggested allocation for rebalancing the portfolio. Now the Advisor can have a meaningful conversation with his/her clients regarding the composition of their portfolio and adjust it accordingly.		1. Click the link from the Client List, Client Info or Client Accounts screens. 2. Choose the Model Portfolio Rebalance report from the Report Type drop-down list. To create your own Model Portfolios: 1. Click the "Administration" link in the Control Center. 2. Click on the "Model Portfolio Rebalance" tab. 3. Click the "Create Model Portfolio" link and follow the simple steps.
	6. Performance and Benchmarks		The Portfolio Value and Benchmark report lets Advisors track performance of a given portfolio against an industry index or composite index. Advisors can demonstrate how their client's portfolio performed relative to the market. Advisors have ability to use existing financial indices as Benchmarks, or create their own composite benchmark.		1. Click the "Reports Link" from the Client List, Client Info or Client Accounts screens. 2. Choose the Portfolio Value and Benchmark report from the Report Type drop-down list To create your own Benchmarks: 1. Click the "Administration" link in the Control Center. 2. Click on the "Benchmark" tab. 3. Click the "Create Composite Benchmark" link and follow the simple steps.
	7. Schedule Automated Delivery for Client Reports		The Batch Jobs feature lets Advisors automate the compiling and preparing of Client Statements. Reports generated through a Batch Job can be distributed to the Advisor in a print file or directly to clients via e-mail. Advisors no longer have to compile and produce reports manually, freeing up time and resources for more productive activities.		1. Click the "Batch Jobs" link in the Control Center. 2. The Batch Jobs screen appears, listing any Batch Jobs that you currently have scheduled. Immediately below the Batch Jobs heading, you will see the Create New Batch Job link. Click the "Create New Batch Job" link and follow the steps to Create a Batch Job.
	8. Allow Your Clients Access to Their Account Information		The real value of Consolidated Statements comes when Advisors share information with their clients. Advisors can choose to share reports with clients by taking advantage of the Client version that's bundled into the application. Client Access demonstrates to clients that the Advisor is on the cutting-edge of financial management, taking full advantage of technology to provide better service to them.		First, an advisors provides their client with the Web address at which they access the system, and their Client Temp Password. An advisors clients would then go to the sign-in page URL and click on the "Registration" button, where they will be prompted to enter their Social Security Number and the Client Temp Password that the advisor has provided to them, then click the "Submit" button. After accepting the User Agreement, clients will be asked to verify their client data and select their own private User Name and Password. Once that's been completed, they will again click on the "Submit" button and the Advisor receives an e-mail notification that the client has accessed the system. The client's name will appear at the top of the client list, with an Approve link next to their name. Once the Advisor clicks on the "Approve" link, the client will receive an e-mail authorizing their access to the system.
	9. Run Advisor Reports		Advisor Reports provide the Financial Advisor with a number of valuable reports to help them measure and manage their business. There are nine Advisor Reports that allow you to gather information about your clients, accounts, and product companies with which you do business on a global perspective.		Click the "Advisor Reports" link from the Control Center 1. Choose the report by clicking the Report drop-down list. 2. Select the Time Period or the Specific Date for which the report is to be run. 3. Click Go for an onscreen report, or Export the report in Microsoft Excel format.
	10. OSJ Access		The OSJ Access feature enables a Branch Manager or OSJ (Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction) to access the books of business for only those advisors over whom they have supervisory responsibility. This provides the Manager/OSJ with an overview of the advisor's practice, and can help pinpoint areas where the Manager/OSJ can provide support or assistance to the advisor.		Click on the "OSJ Access" link in the Control Center.