Best Blogs of the Week

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 09, 2013, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

Short week for the column and thus only two posts to share.

AllianceBernstein – Interesting post on how DC plan sponsors are considering volatility. If volatility-aware strategies become prevalent, then FAs may see increasing desire to discuss the topic with more clients.

BlackRock – This post provides helpful and timely input on the potential for irrational exuberance in today’s market

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 04, 2013, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

Hope all had a great Thanksgiving weekend. We thought to move the best blogs to mid-week as everyone gets back in the swing of it. We have two posts to share from the last week and a half.

  • AllianceBernstein – Helpful post on understanding the ramifications (or lack of) from the market’s repeated all-time highs over recent weeks.
  • Oppenheimer – Detroit, you are protected! And Oppenheimer provides a straightforward interpretation for FAs getting calls on the topic.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 25, 2013, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

Many blog posts about China this week. Aside from the China – EU treaty, I’m not sure the impetus. The best two posts this week do not include China but tangible investing strategies.

  • Invesco – This post gets to the mechanics of investing in South Korea. That’s a rare treat.
  • Russell – This post describes equity investing with lower volatility succinctly and with data!

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 11, 2013, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , , ,

After two consecutive one-post weeks, best blogs found a large set to share.

Municipal Bonds

No denying the importance of municipal bonds. I attended a media relations lunch event for one of our clients last week and multiple reporters touched on muni bonds. Here are three solid and slightly different views on the topic:

  1. American Century – post covers Puerto Rico’s future
  2. Columbia – post covers rising tax rate environment
  3. Invesco – post includes considerations for Q4

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