Author: Anu Heda

Best Blogs of the Week

Financial crisis averted! Well, for a few months at least. And the industry wrote 16 (or more) posts related to the government shutdown / debt ceiling crisis. The two most informative posts came from Wells Fargo. This post gives the facts around the debt ceiling. And this post is a helpful Q&A on what has happened and what may happen.

Best Blogs of the Week

Government shutdown. There I said it and seems like everyone in the industry has a requisite blog post now. I liked this post the best (via Pioneer) because of the honest and direct tone.

In speaking with a dozen FAs last week, a common topic (after seeking out yield): is the broad stock market? This succinct post provides a data-driven view.

Best Blogs of the Week

Asset managers posted frequently about the Fed tapering announcement. We selected our favorite post in that topic and then two other interesting pieces.

  • BlackRock – This post relates the Fed’s decision to 4 implications.
  • BlackRock – This post provides 4 reasons (What’s with 4? Perhaps Russ is reminiscing on Jahvid Best’s career at Cal.) to have emerging markets in your portfolio.
  • Russell – Nice post on small caps and why active makes sense for small caps.