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Best Blogs of the Week

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

Not a large swath of great posts this week.

  • AllianceBernstein – The pendulum has swung to equities and this is a helpful, concise view into equities and where to search.
  • American Century – Volatility. Equities. In a chart. Not new but useful nevertheless.
  • Putnam – This is a bit of  a detour but still a useful post for FAs. Because politics come up so frequently, this post is helpful in clarifying the differences between the Senate and House budget plans.

 

 

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 Dec 24, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

We’re providing a bevy of blogs to end 2012.

  • AllianceBernstein – This post provides a few good points in retrospect and learning from 2012.
  • BlackRock – Will interest rates rise in ’13? Read the post.
  • Columbia – This little-too-dense post provides great insight about yield looking forward. It’s easy to understand the author’s point of view and incorporate that into an investment process.
  • Putnam – Everyone knows that social security payments is eating the government. Bob Reynolds posts a succinct article on the topic with hopeful actions.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

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

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 , ,

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?