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Best Blogs of the Week #193

Greece! Our industry’s bloggers are covering the potential Grexit like nothing ever before. At this (blogging) trajectory, I can only imagine the volume around our US 2016 Presidential election.

By my count, 14 firms dedicated at least 1 post to Greece. Here they are, listed from newest (hence most relevant) to oldest. Only two make an actual prediction on Greece leaving the Europe. Follow us on Twitter to see which two (or read all 14 posts).

Best Blogs of the Week vol. 175

4 interesting posts to share this week with three built around the philosophy of investing.

Best Blogs of the Week

We close in on the New Year and multiple more “2015 outlooks” pop up. We won’t bore you with any of them though. We noted over 10 posts related to oil prices this week, showing the industry’s continued capability to respond nimbly towards headline news.

  • Franklin Templeton – Though highly technical, we found this the most thorough and singularly helpful post related to oil prices.
  • JPMorgan – Quick hits on the year in review. Not scintillating yet highly effective.
  • Principal – A post for retirement plan sponsors; fantastic. I appreciate question four and continue to see a large gap in participant education throughout the value chain.
  • Vanguard – This post on explaining ETFs hits a particular note with us. In our proprietary research, we proved that a large FA population continues to avoid ETFs primarily because of missing education and a lack of knowledge.
  • WisdomTree – Excellent post on alternative investing and the impacts from macroeconomic factors (including oil prices!)