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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 15, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , , ,

Sorry for the one-day delay.  Last week, many firms covered a lot of ground. Wells Fargo posted 11 blogs last week and other firms followed suit. AllianceBernstein – new to blogging – came in with seven. With so many posts to select from, we have four posts to share with no theme or inter-related issue.

  1. AllianceBernstein – In this post, Sharon Fay shares a compelling reason for being bullish on technology stocks. Agree or disagree, it’s valuable to the FA for a firm to share posts like this.
  2. American Century – This post shares a straightforward and easily shared reason for including alternative investments. For an advisor beginning the discussion with clients, this post is helpful
  3. BlackRock – I admit it: I am a sucker for a good heat map.  This post simplifies the tax-loss harvesting discussion many FAs will have with clients soon.
  4. Wells Fargo – This is a solid Q&A with thoughts on how high-quality in the high-yield market can represent value right now.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 07, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

In a week where some political pundits are predicting a Greek revolt, I thought we’d see more blogs tackle this issue and the potential impact on US equity markets.  Instead, we have a single Halloween reference and retirement talking points.

  1. US Funds – This post provides some a quality economic comparison between China and the US.  It provides both reasons to think of China as a compelling long-term place for investments and reasons to be cautious.
  2. Russell – This post provides three excellent talking points for an advisor selling retirement plans.
  3. AllianceBernstein – This post provides two clear ways to try to reap excess returns with less volatility typical in emerging markets.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 19, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

This week’s posts include a newcomer, AllianceBernstein, as well nicely crafted post written mostly in bullets.

  • Wells Fargo – This post presents an interesting view on investing in China. Specifically, the author contrasts the banking sector versus consumer sector.
  • AllianceBernstein – This post covers covers common ground: dollar-cost averaging or not.  It provides a nice idea of what cost an investor may expect with dollar-cost averaging in the event a rapid bull market.
  • American Century – A succinct bullet-based post that provides some opinions from American Century on big market issues such as inflation and interest rates.