report by BlackRock
Results for ""
Market Outlooks
Yields Fall on Signs of Lower Inflation, US Report Expected to Show Slowing Inflation
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Government bond yields in the U.S. and Germany fell last week while stocks rose. U.S. Consumer Price Index year-over-year inflation for December is expected to fall from November.
Market Outlooks
MarketScape: Investors Could Look Past Current Market Snags, or Maybe Not
This piece is approved to use with clients.
An economic slowdown looms but investors could overlook it under the right conditions. Chief Investment Strategist for North America Chris Shipley analyzes how investor sentiment could change quickly.
Market Outlooks
Yields Fall on Signs of Lower Inflation, US Report Expected to Show Slowing Inflation
Government bond yields in the U.S. and Germany fell last week while stocks rose. U.S. Consumer Price Index year-over-year inflation for December is expected to fall from November.
Macroeconomic & Geopolitical
Investment Perspective: A Narrowed Path
Two roads diverged in a central bank wood – and the Fed took the one less dovish.
Market Outlooks
4Q 2022 Disruptor Series: The Future of Energy, Part II
This piece is approved to use with clients.
The renewable energy transition won’t be linear, and it won’t be smooth—reinventing a global energy system in just 20 to 30 years is a monumental task. In the latest webcast, The Future of Energy, Part II, AB Chief Market Strategist Rick Brink and an expert panel turn the focus to the massive investment implications from reengineering a century-and a-half-old energy system. Watch the latest from the AB Disruptor Series as our panel of energy experts zero in on critical issues in the energy story.
Investing Ideas
As ETFs Boom, Trading Strategies Matter in a Volatile Market
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Capital markets haven’t been an easy road for investors to navigate in 2022, due to a bear market, red-hot inflation and rising correlations that have hampered diversification. Traditional safe havens for long-term investors have struggled too, with cash and Treasuries facing a rising-rate environment alongside historically high levels of market volatility. This uncertainty is one of the reasons behind what could be a record-breaking year in trading volume for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) due to their ability to provide investors with access to a wide variety of market sectors, attractive liquidity and low fees. In addition, many investors are using this vehicle for its tax-loss-harvesting properties as 2022 draws to a bumpy close. All of these benefits have led to a flurry of activity within ETF trading, with one sector in particular— actively managed ETFs—seeing a notable surge in popularity.
Client Experience
Turning Client Trust into Action in a Down Market: A Six-Step Conversation
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Register today to hear AllianceBernstein Advisor Institute's (ABAI's) Ken Haman discuss key insights about human decision-making and research in behavioral finance to look at the practical challenges of managing client trust during uncertain times. Specifically, Ken will drill into: 1) How to move a client past a negative market experience to make an investment decision now, 2) Why clients can be triggered by negative information and avoid these discussions despite the need to take action to improve future outcomes, 3) A six-step conversation model that FAs can use to motivate clients to take action