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Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Does the Economy Predict Stock Returns?
Investors, economists and the media spend an enormous amount of time and energy trying to forecast the economy. The idea is that forecasting economic growth will give us an idea of where the stock market is headed. Surprisingly, no predictive relationship exists between current economic conditions and the current stock market.
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.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Do your client portfolios carry hidden baggage?
How many of your client portfolios are built on yesterday’s thinking? Our tips for an upgrade.
Behavioral Finance
4 psychological reasons investors buy
Mike Gagala of Russell Investments walks through the four psychological reasons investors buy, from strongest to weakest.
Behavioral Finance
Keeping Emotions in Check – A Historical Guide to Market Volatility
This piece is approved to use with clients.
One of the biggest challenges in investing is to stay focused and on course. Investors must look at the markets from a historical perspective for broader context, and to better understand why it is important to stay the course during both calm and perilous markets.
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.
Retirement
Deep Dive: Defined Contribution - Navigating an ever evolving landscape, with Lew Minsky of DCIIA
Join Mark Spina, Kevin Knowles and Lew Minsky as they talk about defined contribution and the challenges advisors face while navigating its ever evolving landscape.
Behavioral Finance
Diversify by Strategy to Stay on Track
It’s important for investors to understand how different investment strategies work and how each performs under various market conditions.
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.