Author: Anu Heda

Improve Your Blog (4 of 5)

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 05, 2012, in Thoughts , tagged with

Asset managers continue to blog with more frequency. This week, I counted 73 different posts from asset managers and I  surely missed a few. One technique used sparingly but effectively is the question and answer. We think including a few Q&A posts each month improves a blog’s overall quality.

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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 30, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

Hopefully everyone in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is surviving with the proper rations and safety precautions. This week’s best blogs cover varying topics, with one politically-charged post.

  • AllianceBernstein – This post makes the case against high-dividend. The post made me think of this image.
  • AllianceBernstein – Well, does the US election matter?
  • American Century – This post discusses the impact on household formation on housing recovery (and the broader economic recovery).
  • Wells Fargo – I  appreciate one specific question in this interview: Does an aging population favor bonds?

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 16, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

As no surprise, we’ll see many more political blog posts throughout October. We’ll share them sparingly and this week there are none!

  • BlackRock – This post addresses a hot question: do advisors really use social media?
  • MFS – This post answers the important question: why are all these really massive companies holding so much cash on their balance sheets?
  • Pioneer – This short post recaps quickly survey data all over the Internet and with a thundering parenthetical at the end.
  • Russell – This post discusses a topic rarely covered: the investor with 2 or more FAs.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 09, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

As the fourth quarter begins, we see the blogging tempo increase at many firms. As a reader, it’s exciting to see so many posts on so many topics. We chose three very different posts as this week’s best.

  • American Century – This post recaps last September in bullets. It’s not the most scintillating or original, but the post is effective to help FAs digest the September rally.
  • Columbia – This post covers REITS and references the asset classes performance in 2012 (to-date). The author does a nice job providing three factors to consider if  an FA’s clients are invested in REITS.
  • Franklin Templeton -I have an affinity for articles and books that discuss bias. This post covers availability bias nicely. Worth a read.