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Best Blogs of the Week

After a not-so-restful week in beautiful Colorado (long story), we resume the best blogs of the week by reviewing the last two weeks together. Not surprisingly, most blogs covered the Federal Reserve Bank and their decision (to do nothing). We found one post that’s particular interesting on that front. Augmenting that post are a few interesting pieces that appeal to a wide range of advsiors.

  • BlackRock – This post presents different investing opportunities related to the real estate recovery. That is an interesting topic and one many FAs hear about from their clients.
  • Columbia – This post makes a quick case for U.S. equities and is compelling enough to download the full report.
  • Pioneer – This post does an excellent job of covering the Fed’s inaction.
  • Russell – Two things we love: word clouds and defining alternatives. This post includes both.
  • Wells Fargo – The Q&A about the fiscal cliff does a nice job of simplifying asset allocation in a scenario we’re becoming evermore familiar with.

Best Blogs of the Week

These two posts are as unconventional as we remember. Frankly, I’m both surprised and impressed that these firms released these blogs.

  • AllianceBernstein – In all the financial material we read, we can’t recall the last case for Japanese equities. This post makes the case.
  • Pioneer – The author posts a case for Spain’s solvency. It’s an interesting and logical process. It’s also a bold position to put in writing.

Best Blogs of the Week

Four interesting blogs taken from the 80+ blog entries posted over the last two weeks.

  • Columbia -This post supports the idea that the best-rewarded investors are the ones that avoid timing investments. From our FA proprietary research, we hear FAs say this theme comes up time and again.
  • Pioneer – We all like to know “worst case” scenarios. Well this post provides a succinct list of potential worst cases for the US economy. It’s such a strong post because the author reminds and enables advisors to discuss these topics with their clients. And those clients will appreciate knowing “worst case.”
  • Russell – This time of year, there’s a lot of tax-related blogging. This post provides a helpful chart and investing tie-in when contemplating the potential tax changes.
  • Wells Fargo – Gasoline. The TV talking heads, politicians, and economic pundits talk about gasoline prices too much. But this post provides logic (and two charts!) around what to consider if prices increase.

Best Blogs of the Week

A big rally last week has the Dow well over 13,000 and firms blogging about it. We selected two interesting takes on the upswing and a post providing a framework on selecting technology investments.

  • Columbia – I enjoyed the way this post explains investing in technology stocks.
  • MFS – This post provides three reasons to be optimistic about the current equity market upswing.
  • Pioneer – The author provides an interesting way to look at the market performance. This post speaks well to the FA with still-nervous clients.