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Best Blogs of the Week

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

Politics are dominating the news and penetrated this week’s best blogs with two of three posts beginning with political situations.

  • BlackRock – Russia’s elections last weekend form the basis for this post. This helps any FAs think through an inquiry about client portfolios and the impact from the Russian election.
  • BlackRock – What if dividends are taxed differently? This post shares an easily shared (from FA-to-client) answer to that question.
  • Columbia – This post lists where Columbia sees growth in the large cap style. It’s an interesting and straightforward list; easy to digest and consider.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Feb 27, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

There were a high volume of blogs last week and numerous high-quality posts. I selected five to share this week.

  • BlackRock – Amongst many similar posts and articles, this post covers the value of the Euro best.
  • BlackRock – Videos overs five minutes usually scare me (and most FAs per our research) away. This video post is barely over five minutes and a helpful recap on commodities. It may be too simple for FAs that invest clients’ assets in commodities, but excellent for those FAs to send along to clients.
  • Columbia – This post provides a pithy and engaging case for high yield.
  • Russell – Popular investment news sources are devoting a lot of attention to high dividend-paying stocks. This post provides an balanced discussion on the topic.
  • Wells Fargo – Something for the compliance-oriented reader; this post provides a Q&A on a pending SEC reform proposal. Something surely to catch airtime on financial television and thus helpful for an advisor who may field a few calls and emails about the topic.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Feb 20, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

We found a dearth of exciting blogs last week; only two to recommend. However, we did find an unusual occurrence – the same topic by two firms, just a day apart. Here’s Columbia introducing alternative investing and a day later, American Century offers a primer on alternative investing.

  • Columbia – More interesting then priming, this post on incorporating alternatives offers a few easy-to-use tips and link to a longer article.
  • Pioneer – This post on reasons why the economy is improving differs from so many because it’s direct, scannable, and ends with a recommendation.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Feb 13, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

A significant number of long-format, meandering blogs from asset managers this week. Perhaps it’s the time of year to write significantly. We selected three and welcome MFS, and the CIO into the best blogs today.

  • BlackRock – If you were to say I’m biased towards infographics, you would be correct.
  • Columbia – This post presents a succinct reason to consider emerging markets.
  • MFS – Mr. Swanson presents seven reasons to consider technology stocks right now. I suspect any advisor would find 3 or 4 compelling and worth consideration.

 

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.