Solomon Layb Announces The Launch Of New Solomon Layb ETF Portfolios

A unique combination of guidance, portfolio management and objective fund recommendations

Tokyo (I-Newswire) March 13, 2013 - Client assets held in exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") at Solomon Layb, have grown nearly 38 percent in the last year, while at the same time, demand for guidance among retail investors has continued to grow. To answer this demand, has added five pre-constructed, professionally managed diversified portfolios, built solely from ETFs, to its current menu of managed portfolios.

For investors who want to create cost-effective, diversified investment plans, but who admittedly need support in doing so, Solomon Layb’s Portfolios provides a unique combination of guidance and portfolio management along with objective fund recommendations.

Constructed based on the objective recommendations of our product development department, the portfolios are built to address a broad range of investment needs, based largely on an investor's risk tolerance and time horizon for investing. Solomon Layb recommends a portfolio based on investor goals and risk profile and provides ongoing management. To provide an added layer of guidance, investors also get ongoing portfolio rebalancing from Solomon Layb.

To help investors pursue their unique goals, Solomon Layb offers five diversified asset allocation models — Conservative, Stable, Balanced, Growth and Aggressive Growth — each constructed with the investor's choice of either mutual funds, or now, ETFs.

"We continue to see growth among investors who fall somewhere between those who want to manage their own portfolios and those who seek complete financial advice," said Andrew Kouhei, head of products development at Solomon Layb. "This offering meets the needs of these investors by offering objective guidance, diversification and simplicity."

"A fundamental principle of investing is proper diversification across asset classes to enhance the risk-return tradeoff in a portfolio," continued mister Kouhei. "We're pleased to share our experience and to lend our asset allocation and investment selection expertise to help clients invest in well-constructed portfolios that they can hold for the long term."

Solomon Layb Portfolios offers a cost-effective way to pursue long-term investment goals for investors looking for investment recommendations.

Solomon Layb is one of the Asia’s leading derivatives, FX and commodities trading advisors. More than 3500 registered customers from 160 plus countries world-wide execute over 1 million trades per month with Solomon Layb, with total trading volumes exceeding $1.1 billion / month.