Trend Analysis and Forecasting

Discovery's Trend Analysis and Forecasting keep you informed on the latest trends in the financial services industry and what to these trends mean for the future.

By capturing the most minute details about individual professionals and firms in the financial services industry for many years, Discovery is uniquely positioned with the data and insight necessary to step back, identify and analyze the trends occurring in the industry.

What is going on under the surface or behind the scenes that is not quite evident, but presents your business with substantial risks or opportunities? What is happening in one channel but not in another? What is one segment of advisors experiencing that others are not?

With Discovery you can rely on simple forecasting, employing solely historical data to project out into the future or more sophisticated forecasting, incorporating business knowledge, external factors, and what-if modeling. For example, what is the rate of AUM growth in the registered investment adviser market? How does that compare to the rate of growth in other channels? Why? What does that mean for the future? What if these trends continue? Is there sufficient data to employ forecasting tools and conduct predictive modeling?

To help answer these questions Discovery prepares for its subscribers certain trend analysis and forecasting reports and is available for consulting engagements to research and analyze any trends you are interested in.