Best Blogs of the Week
Two noteworthy posts this week; both for their helpful charts.
- M&G – Great charts signifying the 2014 market strengths
- Putnam – Interesting point about the healthy industries within the S&P 500
Author: Anu Heda
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Best Blogs of the Week
on Dec 22, 2014,
in Best Blogs of the Week
, tagged with Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, Principal, Vanguard, WisdomTree
We close in on the New Year and multiple more “2015 outlooks” pop up. We won’t bore you with any of them though. We noted over 10 posts related to oil prices this week, showing the industry’s continued capability to respond nimbly towards headline news.
- Franklin Templeton – Though highly technical, we found this the most thorough and singularly helpful post related to oil prices.
- JPMorgan – Quick hits on the year in review. Not scintillating yet highly effective.
- Principal – A post for retirement plan sponsors; fantastic. I appreciate question four and continue to see a large gap in participant education throughout the value chain.
- Vanguard – This post on explaining ETFs hits a particular note with us. In our proprietary research, we proved that a large FA population continues to avoid ETFs primarily because of missing education and a lack of knowledge.
- WisdomTree – Excellent post on alternative investing and the impacts from macroeconomic factors (including oil prices!)
Best Blogs of the Week
We’re entering the Year in Review / Looking ahead to 2015 territory. If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know I’m not a big fan of these posts (e-mail me if you’re curious why). With that said, this week I liked a single post from Invesco for staying close to a specific topic in their year ahead review.
Best Blogs of the Week
Three posts this week.
- AllianceBernstein – Helpful ways to view emerging market risk
- Invesco – Muni bonds are so synonymous with tax-exempt income that this post is refreshing even if FAs disagree with the author’s reasons
- Wisdom Tree– Interesting piece on actively-managed ETFs as a vehicle for FAs to utilize/consider.