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Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 28, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

We hope everyone enjoyed a significant amount of food and beverage over Thanksgiving.  While the volume trailed off at the end of the week, the week began with a bevy of blogs.  Here are three excellent posts.

  1. American Century – This post highlights the supercommittee scenarios of cutting budget or not and the impact to portfolios.  This is clear, direct and easy for an FA to absorb and consider.
  2. US Funds – This post makes a clear reason to consider technology investments for the long-term.  It’s an example of sharing ideas without pitching product.
  3. Franklin Templeton – A video post that discusses the drivers of Latin American growth and the role investing in Latin America may play for a portfolio.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Nov 07, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

In a week where some political pundits are predicting a Greek revolt, I thought we’d see more blogs tackle this issue and the potential impact on US equity markets.  Instead, we have a single Halloween reference and retirement talking points.

  1. US Funds – This post provides some a quality economic comparison between China and the US.  It provides both reasons to think of China as a compelling long-term place for investments and reasons to be cautious.
  2. Russell – This post provides three excellent talking points for an advisor selling retirement plans.
  3. AllianceBernstein – This post provides two clear ways to try to reap excess returns with less volatility typical in emerging markets.

Best Blogs of the Week

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

This week’s blogs include continued thought on QE2 along with two posts touching on inflation.

  1. Wells Fargo Advantage Funds – Adam makes an excellent case for the value in signaling the end of QE2 long in advance.
  2. US Funds – In our continuing work with advisors, more are bringing up commodities and global markets than they were three years ago.  This post ties three important investing topics together: iron, inflation, and India.
  3. American Century – This post shares possible causes to the lower-than-expected US inflation rate.  (stylistic note: I love industry blog posts organized like this; good topic, clear position, supporting points sprinkled with graphics.)

Best Blogs of The Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Jun 27, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

This week’s best blogs includes a newcomer,  US Funds, and two list regulars.

  1. US Funds – This post explains the relationship between gold bullion and gold equities.  Though a bit long-winded, the write shares some valuable information and intuitive relationships between bullion and firms.
  2. BlackRock – I like posts that take a high-frequency news item and relate the issue to investors.  I can imagine many FAs valuing this post because it relates current economic and political uncertainty to investments.
  3. Vanguard – The post itself – get college graduates to save immediately – isn’t that interesting.  The video linked from it is interesting.  For advisors with clients with children in college, this video is a 90 second refresher on typical students’ perspectives.  That can be helpful in discussing investing with those clients and how-to speak to their children about the topic.