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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 10, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with AB, JPMorgan, OppenheimerFunds

This week includes three posts, only one on the fiscal cliff.

AllianceBernstein – This is the fiscal cliff post of the week. I think the added layer of business and consumer confidence is helpful in framing the discussions happening across the US between advisor and investor.
JPMorgan – Remember the Greek debt crisis? Seems like many news cycles ago but the debt issue continues to loom. This post provides an update and one important action likely to take place.
Oppenheimer – I love the contrarian angle here. Saying European equities look attractive is very contrarian. (There’s even a contrarian comment already.)

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 03, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with AB, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle

While the industry’s blogs continue to load up on fiscal cliff, this week’s best includes only a single reference.

AllianceBernstein – Seth Masters directs this post directly to endowments and foundations. Selecting an institutional sub-segment is highly rare and this post is straightforward and effective.
BlackRock – This post shares important dates in December relative to the fiscal cliff.
Columbia – Via a very simple infographic, this post describes the difficulty in timing the market and why the end investor’s consideration might be more effectively categorized via risk. It’s a solid post for any FA to share with a client when asked the question (and it’s asked often): should we get back into equities now?

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 27, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with Franklin Templeton, Russell

The topic du jour (and probably everyday until it’s fixed) is the fiscal cliff. This week’s posts include two on the popular topic.

Franklin Templeton – This post gets to the heart of the matter: fixing the debt. It’s an instructive and quick read, immediately useful for FAs in their client conversations and prospect meetings.
Russell – A great combo-pie charts in this post. The post discusses potential 2013 government spending/revenue changes with some basic background information.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 20, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with AB, American Century

Only two posts in this week’s edition – both focus on municipal bonds.

AllianceBernstein – This post does a nice job reminding FAs about the callable nature of many municipal bonds. That feature can significantly alter a bond’s valuation.
American Century – This post shares bullets on the election’s (potential) impact to the muni market.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 12, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with BlackRock, OppenheimerFunds

With the election complete, content can focus on more varied topics than who will be President and what that means for advisors. We have our first 2013 prognostication and other posts.

BlackRock -Thinking about asset allocation in 2013? This post gives two scenarios to consider.
Oppenheimer – The first post-election post was also the most interesting and specific.