Best Blogs of the Week

Best Blogs of the Week

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

Four interesting blogs – 2 related to the ECB’s unchanged rates. I’m impressed with many firms that are using the blog to establish thought leadership related to current events and do it very quickly. Congrats to Pioneer – another firm entering the “best” mix for the first time.

  • BlackRock – The coverage of New Hampshire and South Carolina is intense. This post covers another election, occurring this weekend, that is critical for global investors.
  • Columbia – This post shares how to consider long-term investments related to the Panama Canal upgrade; really interesting and pretty different from the standard posts.
  • Pioneer – Bringing an interesting relation between emerging markets and rates in Europe, this post shares an interesting position along with a link to a more detailed report.
  • Wells Fargo – Dr. Jacobsen’s post immediately addresses ECB’s actions and the potential impacts.

Best Blogs of the Week

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

Happy New Year! I hope it was an enjoyable and restful for you as it was for me. This post covers a bit more time than usual. Still, we found three high-quality blogs; two provide outlooks and one shares looking back at 2011 in one great graphic.

  • Columbia – New to the “best of,” Columbia’s post provides straightforward bullets to thinking about 2012.
  • BlackRock – This post considers three scenarios for 2012 and high-level considerations.
  • Russell – This effective chart puts 2011 S&P returns into perspective

 

Best Blogs of the Week – THE SINGLE BEST BLOG

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 30, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

We recommended 74 blogs on in 2011. Is there one that was way above and beyond the rest? No.

One did stick out as a template for any firm considering a blog or improving their blog.

The single best blog of the year came from Russell. The post, titled “Is the U.S. vaccinated against Japanese-style economic stagnation?”, uses three effective blog tools.  … [read more]

Best Blogs of the Week – The Data

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 30, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week

Because I’m tasting many different donuts currently, here’s a donut chart representing the frequency for each asset manager in the “Best Blogs of the Week” series.

No surprise that the biggest wedges come from BlackRock, Russell, Wells Fargo, and Vanguard. Perhaps a little surprise is the number of firms. Send us a note if you expected more managers or less.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Dec 21, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

Mid-December usually yields numerous year-in-review and prognostication newsletters, emails and blog posts. Often they are valuable for FAs as they plan and deliver a year-end message to clients and prospective clients. There were two strong posts that share opinions on 2012 and what may occur.

  • BlackRock – No surprise that this post focuses on ETFs. As the ETF vehicle becomes more popular with advisors, then dispelling myths become more crucial.
  • Russell – A succinct review from another great Russell survey shares some helpful opinions and thoughts on what may occur in 2012.

Happy New Year. This is the final BEST of BLOGS for 2011. If you’ve enjoyed, agreed, disagreed, disliked them, please send an email and let us know.

On December 31st, we’ll crown one blog post as the best blog of the year. After that, we’ll resume the review on January 9th.