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Behavioral Finance
How Long Can A Good Fund Look Bad?
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It’s only natural for someone invested in a poorly performing active equity mutual fund to wonder if it’s time to make a change. Should an investor sell a fund if it trails its benchmark for a year? Three years? Five years?
Active/Passive Management
Four big trends driving ETF growth
Martin Small discusses the forces that could grow the ETF market to $12 trillion over the next 5 years.
Sustainable Investing
Introducing Carbon Beta: What pricing carbon means for investors
For the first time ever, BlackRock is enabling all portfolio managers to stress test their portfolios to future carbon price scenarios. Andre and Mike explain why.
Behavioral Finance
The formula for happiness: Wanting what you have
What if I told you that there’s a formula that is exceedingly easy to remember and could positively impact almost every decision you make? What if I told you that there is a formula for happiness?
Behavioral Finance
There is never a good time to invest
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Consider something you’ve always wanted to do but you’ve put off doing because it scares you. In fact, just think of something you’d eventually like to do but haven’t yet, since you may not even be aware of all your reasons for not having embarked on that journey just yet.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Growth vs. value? There’s a place for both
Historically, growth and value have behaved differently across varying market environments, suggesting that investors may benefit from having a strategic allocation to both styles of investing. We build a case for why there’s a place for both in a portfolio.
Sustainable Investing
ESG: Doing well and doing good with your portfolio
In this podcast, we explore ESG investing, why its popularity has grown, the role it plays in a portfolio and what actions advisors can take to implement socially-responsible directives for their clients.
Behavioral Finance
Money mindset: Using behavioral economics to help investors succeed
Theory tells us that humans are generally rational beings and that they make decisions from an optimal perspective. This podcast discusses how the concept affects the investment decision-making process and how advisors can use a client’s biases to lead better conversations.
Behavioral Finance
We Don’t Have to Have a Recession
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There is not a “natural” economic reason for this expansion to end.
Behavioral Finance
Long-Term is Longer Than You Think
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Investment time horizon is a critical concept in building wealth. Most investors have very long investment time horizons, typically decades or more.