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  1. How do I include inflation in an Illustration?

    Inflation can be viewed under the Results + Inflation or the Results + Costs & Inflation tabs: To apply Inflation to the research, click into the Advanced Options tab of an illustration. You can either enable the impact of inflation to change t...
  2. How do the Asset Allocations align to the Attitude to Risk Questionnaire?

    Moody’s Asset Allocations are aligned with the responses and scoring on the Attitude to Risk Questionnaire.  
  3. Will you be able to setup an end goal for a client at beginning of journey?

    Complete  the  illustration  journey  for your client , when you reach the Results  screen you  can   edit the details to  specify  a Target Amount and solve to an initial or regular contribution in the Advanced Options tab. ...
  4. How do I access Risk Explorer if I already use Salesforce?

    The application is available on the  Salesforce App Store  and can be downloaded for immediate use.   Creating a Trial - Existing Salesforce Customers ...
  5. What does Risk Explorer do?

    Risk Explorer is a risk profiling and asset allocation tool for use in the financial services sector, designed to assist advisers determine their client’s risk attitude with automatic risk profiling of investments, clearly demonstrating the suitabi...
  6. How are the Risk Ratings calculated?

    The Synaptic Risk Ratings are derived directly from the output from the Moody’s Analytics stochastic engine, the Economic Scenario Generator.    The metrics published are based on a quarterly updated mathematical simulation where thousands of s...
  7. How reliable is the data collected for the Risk Ratings?

    Product Providers supply  their  data and the Risk Ratings are approved before publication. No qualitative overlay is applied to change the risk profile which is calculated solely  based on  projections of the underlying asset allocations.   ...
  8. What is the difference between Illustration Settings and a 'What If' scenario?

    Illustration Settings is used to update the details of your Illustration. Updating this information will amend the original details of the illustration. The 'What If' area allows you to create an alternative scenario that will sit alongside your or...
  9. What Training is available on Salesforce?

    Salesforce offers  Trailhead  as a  fun interactive  way to learn how to use their products. Synaptic Pathways is built on the Salesforce platform and we utilise native functionality offered by Salesforce. Trailhead is free to use and  can b...
  10. Can I view the scoring method for the Attitude to Risk Questionnaire?

    Yes - the scoring method can be found within Configuration> Central Investment Strategy> Client Risk Questions & Answers .   ...