Best Blogs of the Week

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on May 16, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , ,

A newcomer, Wells Fargo, breaks into the best blogs, with two posts.

  1. Wells Fargo – A quick refresh on the difference between broad-based inflation and CPI-based inflation, along with ideas related to inflation.
  2. American Century – Scott Whitman summarizes his investment philosophy (towards the end).
  3. Wells Fargo – Peter Nulty often provides a weekly update,this week’s starts with a great subject – Your house wants to know what’s for dinner – and a quick-format.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on May 09, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

Last week presented a few interesting topics we thought to share.

  1. Vanguard – In celebrating the index investing’s 35 birthday (and their own success therein), Craig Stock posts a compact history for indexing.
  2. Virtus – Joe Terranova provides an easily digestible summary of major currencies in one post.  He uses a few charts, but doesn’t become bogged down in statistics or data points.
  3. Russell – The post describes the difficulty in selecting high-performing assets.  Additionally, there’s a 1-question poll that captures readers’ opinions

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on May 02, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

Three worthwhile reads from last week.

  1. American Century makes a strong case about long-term growth.
  2. BlackRock’s weekly roundup links to a word cloud from Bernanke’s speech.  The diagram makes it clear what’s on his mind – inflation.
  3. Russell discusses the AMT and just how much the US Treasury depends on it.  While most everyone agrees about the AMT’s inequity, the post shares the AMT’s role in the overall tax revenue base.

Best Blogs of the Week

Posted by Anu Heda on Apr 24, 2011, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , , ,

Each Monday, we’ll share the last week’s three best industry blogs. Hopefully, it’s something interesting to read as you get back into the flow.

  1. Russell on tax implications for investors – great use of charts and history to make the topic interesting and educational
  2. BlackRock on the construction of its silver ETF – now I know. I did wonder this and knew I could read SEC documentation about it.  But reading that documentation never sounds appealing.
  3. Franklin Templeton’s Mark Mobius on Africa’s potential – he has one theory and then just 2-3 specific reasons to consider that theory.

Did you read anything within the industry as interesting? Let us know via e-mail.

Best of Q4 Blogs – A Few More

Posted by Mike McLaughlin on Dec 30, 2010, in Best Blogs of the Week , tagged with , , ,

Last week Anu revisited a few of his favorite posts from our blog over the last three months.  He promised I’d do the same, so here we go with three of my favorites so far:

  1. Spend More Time with the Best Wholesalers:  Most Sales teams we work with know their stuff, so the best way to get better is to consider new approaches for the same old activities.  Our thought on the pastime of coaching wholesalers fits the bill.

  2. Regulation is a People Business:  I tend to think that simple ideas are best.  They’re easier to come up with, easier to understand, and can have a big impact.  The insight from Anu regarding regulation is a forehead-slapper for me.

  3. Pitch Book Length:  With every blog post I write I ask myself “how can I make this more concise?”  Attention spans are shorter than even the most realistic person believes.  Pitch books included.

We’ll revisit the “Best Of” our blog at the end of Q1 next year.  After all, good/interesting ideas (at least in our minds) shouldn’t be lost just because they’re more than a week old. Gawker reminded me of that just a few weeks ago.

Happy New Year!