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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Apr 02, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

This week, similar to last week’s post, includes two posts. This time from different firms on very different topics.

  • Russell – This post provides a quick look back to investment returns from 1970 – 2000. The view is a potentially simple way to temper client investment expectations.
  • Wells Fargo – This post covers 4 myths of fixed-income investing with the myth – mythbuster paradigm. I find that paradigm punchy and enjoyable to read and imagine many FAs would as well.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Mar 05, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

Last week’s best blogs include one timely investment issue and two reinforcing messages beneficial for advisors to continually assess.

  • BlackRock – This post provides a clear reminder that real interest rates impact gold prices. Additionally, Russ provides two reasons to favor gold over silver.
  • Russell – This post reminds FAs of the framing effect. The framing effect dramatically impacts how investors understand decisions and approach problems.
  • Wells Fargo – It’s refreshing for a PM to provide a straightforward answer to what’s your investment philosophy. This post provides Adam Kurkiewicz’s philosophy and supporting context.

 

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 Jan 30, 2012, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

Three very different blogs make up this week’s post.

  • American Century – This post is long. If you give it a bit of time, you’ll be rewarded with an interesting argument for municipal bonds. The financial news has been pretty bearish on munis, so this is an interesting contrarian take.
  • Russell – This post organizes investor perceived organized by asset class; a unique idea.
  • Vanguard – This post isn’t very interesting. What is interesting is that CEO McNabb took over Vanguard’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for a good part of Monday.

 

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