Best Blogs of the Week

Best Blogs of the Week

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

Four posts this week covering topics from taxes to SMID.

  • AllianceBernstein – Nice insight into what carries the Russell 2000.
  • Columbia – Though personally I’m tired of reading about high-yield munis, this simple chart is compelling and easy for an advisor to utilize in client conversations.
  • Putnam – A simple illustration about the 2013 tax changes can be helpful in client conversations.
  • Russell – This post is the start of a series. And the point is dispel the conventional wisdom around investing in 4 and 5-star funds. I’m in.

Best Blogs of the Week

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

Hopefully everyone (in the Northeast) is settling in with a fine coffee as you read this Monday morning. We have three high-quality posts from last week to share.

  • MFS – Swanson takes a contrary position regarding US corporate profits.
  • Putnam – Nice job providing correlations and (more importantly) implications.
  • Wells Farg0 – It doesn’t hurt to refresh understandings some times. And this post is a nice Q&A related to alternatives with a leading institutional alternatives manufacturer.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

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

Two posts this week that are clearly helpful.

  • American Century – This post presents relates the fiscal cliff to dividend paying stocks and a few clear next steps.
  • BlackRock – This post shares Russ’s critique of … Russ. The post is honest and helpful to remind FAs what was thought about and discuss one year ago.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Jan 28, 2013, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

This week’s blogs all take a specific stance within the first three sentences. We think that leads to effective FA support in thought leadership especially when intertwined onto current events/topics.

  • Columbia – This post paints the case for global emerging markets eloquently.
  • Oppenheimer – The author has a clear opinion on one of the world’s most important currency.
  • Wells Fargo – This post is a Q&A related to allocating within a fixed income allocation and then relative to equities.