report by BlackRock
Results for ""
Investing Ideas
A Broader Tilt to Value
Value stocks, including those outside the U.S., have cheap valuations and could benefit from an improving economic environment.
Investing Ideas
The Challenge of Low but Rising Rates
A low but rising interest rate environment can be challenging for bonds, but, fortunately, it may benefit higher-yielding bonds.
Retirement
Adapting to the changing landscape of income
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Retirement is, for many, the culmination of their life’s work. As their financial advisor, you’ve been helping your clients strategize and plan for that milestone. But what happens if what you’ve been planning for changes right before the goal line? We’re seeing that today in the world of retirement income.
Fixed Income Insights
Why BBB munis are an A+ opportunity in our books
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Investment grade muni spreads tightened significantly since March, but still remain elevated in some areas versus historical averages.
Fixed Income Insights
February 2021 Fixed Income Market Update
This piece is approved to use with clients.
In our view, January may prove to be a microcosm of the new year. Optimism abounds for progress against the pandemic and a rapid economic recovery, but challenges remain on both fronts.
Investing Ideas
SPACs explained
Frequently asked questions about special purpose acquisition companies.
Retirement
A New Way to Calculate Retirement Health Care Costs
We believe viewing retirement health care costs as an annual expense, instead of as a lump sum, makes it easier for retirees to plan for and pay for them.
Fixed Income Insights
January 2021 Fixed Income Market Update
This piece is approved to use with clients.
A new coronavirus strain first observed in the United Kingdom, which is believed to be significantly more contagious, has spread across borders and been observed in the U.S. in several states.
Fixed Income Insights
December 2020 Fixed Income Market Update
News and Nuggets regarding the fixed income markets
Fixed Income Insights
November 2020 Fixed Income Market Update
This piece is approved to use with clients.
In our view, while elections have consequences, the consequences are rarely as stark or as predictable as prognosticators suggest.