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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 31, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

This week’s best feature a few definitions. I’m torn on this.  Is it helpful or condescending (leave a comment) to define a twenty-five cent word?

American Century – The post provides six reasons why the businesses are bouncing back from recession faster than consumer. (Defining word: dichotomy)

Russell – This post shares an interesting impact of mentally shifting the quarter-end and seeing the impact on quarterly returns influenced by market volatility (Defining word: volatility).

Wells Fargo Advantage Fund – This post is a bit of  a bruiser (long, dense).  If you stay with it, the author has a few standout points about how and why the Fed is not seeing the Treasury market behave as expected.

 

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 11, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

Apologies for the one-day delay. The tremendous weekend weather (in New York) took precedence over this blog.  Though we’re not tracking precisely, the volume of industry blogs is increasing.  More firms are blogging and the firms with established blogs are increasing frequency. Both are encouraging.  This week’s best include three different topics – all highly relevant for advisors fielding calls.

  1. BlackRock – This post shares a few fresh perspectives on gold.  From previous research engagements, I know advisors sometimes get “benchmarked” against gold.  While totally unfair, you can hear an investor saying “why don’t I just invest in gold?”
  2. Russell – This post provides a succinct job of heading off conversations that compare the US economy with Japan’s economy and aging population.
  3. Vanguard – This post provides a succinct job of comparing current economic situations in the US and China.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Oct 03, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

This week’s best blogs have two different takes on the potential for a double-dip recession.  Not only is the topic very timely, but BlackRock and Russell set up the blog posts in FA-friendly manners.  So as advisors read these blogs, they could easily incorporate the ideas into discussions with their clients.  The third is from a newcomer – NYLIM.  It’s not really a blog post but the Q&A format is interesting and the 3-question format is similar to a blog.

  1. BlackRock – This post shares what to do if a double-dip is imminent.
  2. Russell – This post points out the opinion of numerous managers on a double-dip.
  3. NYLIM – This Q&A discusses high-yield in a succinct, informative manner.

Best Blogs of the Week

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

This week we saw a lot of blogs, but primarily focused on very current events.  While those can be interesting, they can also be so specific as to become stale in two days.  Here we have three interesting premises, in three different blogs.

  1. Vanguard – This post provides a clear relation (and line of thinking) between the large sell-off last month and retirement.
  2. Russell – Great post on what advisors think retirees want and what retirees actually want.
  3. Wells Fargo – The always enjoyable Dr. Jacobsen uses this post to share his opinion on a US version of a value-added sales tax.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Sep 12, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with ,

Last week’s best blogs include a double-double (delicious, right?) from Russell and a solid case for gold stocks courtesy of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

  1. Russell – I couldn’t agree more with the author’s point that DC menu’s need a significant overhaul.  Too many choices negatively impact too many plan participants.
  2. Russell – The blog continues to share quality analogies that relate statistics to investment selection.  It may be simplistic for many, yet probably very appealing to more.
  3. Wells Fargo – This post will be extremely beneficial for any advisor discussing different (from bullion) gold-investing options.
Double-Double photo is courtesy Scott Beale.