report by BlackRock
Results for ""
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: The Fan-in-Chief
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Unless you have been without power and newspapers for the last 96 hours, you know that on Sunday the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) won their fourth soccer World Cup in the last 28 years.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Gerrymandering But Were Too Afraid to Ask
This piece is approved to use with clients.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a flurry of decisions last week as it closed its 2018-2019 session. While its ruling rejecting the Trump administration’s rationale for a U.S. Census citizenship question will have important repercussions for representation across the U.S., another case also could impact the partisan balance in the lower chamber of Congress … unless voters in a handful of states get a say about it.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: Fed Bashing - A White House Tradition
This piece is approved to use with clients.
James Carville, a strategist to then-Gov. Bill Clinton’s insurgent 1992 campaign for the presidency, famously – and succinctly – captured the essence of the race for the White House with the phrase “it’s the economy, stupid.” As we begin the march towards the twenty-eighth anniversary of President Clinton’s defeat of President George H.W. Bush, Carville’s truism still holds.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: Congress Takes a Break
This piece is approved to use with clients.
Ah, spring break. It’s not only college students who long for a few lazy days come March and April. Congress adjourned last week and now is in the middle of a two-week “district work period,” which most politicos refer to instead as recess. Unlike the students who flock to Miami, though, lawmakers likely aren’t sitting by the pool or even resting much.
Retirement
5 questions about securities lending in DC
Today, with new regulations and greater transparency since the financial crisis, securities lending activity has reached its highest level in a decade with more than $19 trillion in assets available for lending globally.
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.
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.