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Retirement
Retirement saving: Save more or take more risk?
Defined contribution plan sponsors need to help their participants manage two significant challenges: building an appropriate asset allocation and ensuring sufficient savings.
Active/Passive Management
The ETF Toolkit: The Professional's Guide to Exchange Traded Funds
Over the past 20+ years, ETFs have grown tremendously in terms of AUM and number of products. They now span virtually every asset class. This guide from Invesco provides an thorough overview of exchange traded funds and insight into ETF liquidity and execution.
Alternative Investments
Alternative Investments: Myths & misconceptions
This piece is approved to use with clients.
A lot of misunderstanding surrounds alternative investments. Some investors still think of them as high-risk, exotic funds reserved for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutions. However the reality is that alternatives have a place in nearly every portfolio.
Sustainable Investing
Jim Patrick on the Future of Impact
Jim Patrick provides his insights on the future of impact investing at the Envestnet Advisor Summit.
Sustainable Investing
Societal Impact vs. Financial Return: A Case of “Either/Or” No More
Many investors who find impact investing potentially appealing have at the same time struggled with a notion that investing for the “greater good” will always be “concessionary,” that is, accompanied by some loss of financial performance.
Alternative Investments
The Role of Commodities
In this paper, Invesco discusses two key benefits of adding commodity exposure to portfolios.
Sustainable Investing
Responsible Investing and Active Ownership
Invesco considers the different approaches to ESG taken in the investment industry and the evidence o the impact of adopting ESG criteria on investment performance.
Sustainable Investing
Sustainable Factor Investing
This white paper chronicles the rise of responsible investing and the ever-growing consideration of environmental, social and governance issues in portfolio construction.
Manager & Investment Selection
High Conviction: Creating Multi-Asset Portfolios Designed to Achieve Investors' Objectives
Explore three different case studies that illustrate specific ways in which active and factor-based strategies can be combined.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Getting Familiar with Global Portfolio Hedging
Invesco describes various hedging methods and the costs of hedging fixed income portfolios.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Bond ETFs: Financial Advisors Drive Use With Specialized Applications
BlackRock sponsors this Cerulli Associates report that asks 378 financial advisors about their use of bond ETFs.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Building Better Benchmarks
The BlackRock Portfolio Solutions team explores benchmarks and how to build them appropriately.