Nitrogen offers a variety of beautiful and detailed reports to support client-advisor interactions. These reports are powerful tools that allow advisors to convey portfolio risk in a simple, elegant fashion. Reports help clients focus on the big picture, understand the advisor's value, and cement the advisor's interest in their financial future.
In this article:
How to Generate a Report
There are four areas within Nitrogen where you can generate a report: (1) The individual client overview, (2) Detailed Portfolio Stats, (3) Individual Security Analysis, or (4) from a model.
Note:
- Each location has a different set of reports that can be generated.
- Client View Page: Investment Policy Statement, Investment Roadmap, Retirement Map, Risk Number Details, Current Portfolio, Proposed Portfolios, Stats Overview Report, and Stats Comparison Report
- Detailed Portfolio Stats Page: Stats Overview Report and Stats Comparison Report
- Individual Security Analysis Page: Security Overview Report and Security Comparison
- From a model: Investment Policy Statement for the model
To generate a report from the client view:
- Start on the Advisor Dashboard
- Enter the desired client name and click to open their profile
- Click "Create Report" to the right of the client's name
- Select the desired report
- Toggle the available options as desired
- Click "Print"
To generate a report from the Detailed Portfolio Stats page:
- Start on the Advisor Dashboard
- Enter the desired client name and click to open their profile
- Select the client’s current or proposed portfolio
- Select STATS
- Click the printer icon in the top right corner of your screen
- Toggle the available options as desired
- Click "Print"
To generate a report from the Individual Security Analysis page:
- Start on the Advisor Dashboard
- Search for an individual security or fund
- Make your selection and open the Individual Security Analysis Page
- Click the printer icon in the top right corner of your screen
- Toggle the available options as desired
- Click "Print"
To generate a report from a model:
- Navigate to your list of models
- Select a model
- Click Create Report in the top right corner of your screen
- Toggle the available options as desired
- Click "Print"
For each type of report you generate, there are also related content options that can be toggled on or off. Keep reading for instructions on accessing the reports menu and how to use each report type.
Nitrogen will generate the selected report as a PDF, and download it automatically to your computer. Repeat as desired for additional reports.
Not sure which report to use? Here are some helpful tips on what each report contains and how to use them.
Please Note: Nitrogen's proprietary metrics (the Risk Number®, GPA®, Retirement Maps, etc.) have always been calculated net of fees, and a few other metrics are being updated across the app in advance of the 11/4/22 SEC Marketing Rule.
Report Types
Investment Policy Statement and Investment Roadmap
These reports offer the most flexibility for holistic analysis of client and prospect portfolios alike. IPS reports allow for client signatures, while the Investment Roadmap excludes a signature option. Advisors use these reports to remind clients what's been discussed regarding their portfolio and the investment decisions which have been made.
These reports can be configured to include Current and Proposed Portfolios, Retirement Maps, Stress Tests, Advisory Fees, Risk/Reward Heatmap, and Asset Class breakdowns.
Stats Overview Report and Stats Comparison Report
These reports are built to help you communicate your plan with your clients by showing detailed reports with intuitive visuals. You can even take your analysis deeper with the Stats Comparison Report, allowing you to cross-compare different portfolios or models and prove you have your client’s best interest in mind.
These reports can be configured to include Modeled Performance, Diversification, Risk & Reward/ Size & Style, Portfolio Characteristics, Regional Exposure, and Allocation Overview.
Individual Security Report and Individual Security Comparison Report
These reports are built to help you dive into the metrics of individual securities. It's never been easier to take your analysis to the next level and show clients why one particular investment might be a stronger choice over another proving you have your client’s best interest in mind.
These reports can be configured to include Security Characteristics, Regional Exposure, Modeled Performance, Asset Classification, and Risk & Reward/Size & Style.
Current Portfolio and Proposed Portfolio
These reports show the overall Risk Number® analysis of the specified portfolio plus a list of underlying holdings. Advisors love sharing this report for a quick and simple understanding of portfolio risk. As a bonus, these reports can be set to compare two portfolios side-by-side, eg: Current vs Proposed.
These reports can be configured to include dollars, symbols, Risk/Reward Heatmap, Expense Ratio, Advisory Fees, Annual Dividend, Stress Tests, and Asset Class breakdowns.
Risk Number® Details
This report shows the results of the Risk Questionnaire, including any answers to the written questions, and a sample 95% Historical Range™ to demonstrate risk. Advisors use this report to review questionnaire results and confirm that the client truly matches the indicated Risk Number®.
Retirement Map
This report generates a visual chart and financial details for the client's Retirement Map. Advisors use this report to give clients a snapshot of their overall ability to achieve their retirement goals.
Report Options
Many of the reports listed above can be configured with additional details. Here is a breakdown of the various additions that can be added to our reports.
- Advisory Fees - easily add a page to your report that highlights the fees you charge!
- Allocation Overview - View the holdings in your current or proposed portfolio with stats on each holding including annual dividend, expense ratio, 95% Historical Range, GPA, and more.
- Asset Class Breakdown - Breakdown the percentages between stocks, bonds, cash and others within your portfolio.
- Diversification - View the correlation or anticorrelation of all the holdings within a portfolio.
- Expense Ratios - View the expense ratios within each of your account holdings.
- Historical Performance Chart - to ensure accurate historical reporting, Nitrogen has intentionally excluded portfolios from this chart if the portfolio contains custom or unrecognized investments. For these cases, adding a proxy allows us to utilize the performance in place of the unknown investment.
- Modeled Performance - Check out the historical and statistical data related to your portfolio and compare it with just about anything – market indexes, models, blended benchmarks, and individual securities.
- Portfolio Characteristics - Your one-stop-shop for all details on a portfolio including Risk Number, 95% Historical Range, GPA, and Asset Classification.
- Regional Exposure - a chart and corresponding table that displays regional exposure data for seven regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Oceania.
- Report Attachments - attach form CRS or any other firm attachments to your Nitrogen reports!
- Retirement Map - Add a Retirement Map visual that gives your client a look at their probability of success.
- Risk Number Exhibit - an abbreviated Risk Number section that can be added to a Stats Overview report.
- Risk/Reward Heatmap - a chart that pinpoints the risk and reward contribution of individual securities in your account.
- Risk & Reward, Size & Style - View the risk and reward plot as well as the equity exposure to small, mid, and large-cap funds.
- Security Characteristics - Add a quick overview that highlights trailing returns, Risk Number, 95% Historical Range, market cap, and more.
- Stress Tests - run your clients through historical events like the 2008 Financial Crisis or the 2013 Bull Market.