We recently caught up with iShares Senior Fixed Income Strategist Steve Laipply while he was in the studio recording an online continuing education course (for more info on our free CFP®/CIMA® courses, visit the Continuing Education Page at…
Russ Koesterich stopped by Bloomberg Television’s “Bottom Line” Monday to discuss consumer spending, the outlook for Friday’s March jobs report, and what concerns him most about the health of the economy going…
If you’re like me, you’re probably in the midst of tax preparation and pouring over year-end brokerage account statements. The odds are decent that they brought some good news for a change: If you’ve had the courage to stay invested…
Call #1: Underweight European banks As Europe continues to muddle along, much of the bad news has been discounted in with the exception of the banks, which are likely to continue to remain under pressure. S&P cut Portugal’s rating two notches…
Bloomberg reports on the soaring prices of gold and silver; both are hitting all-time highs. What’s going on? Earthquake and tsunami in Japan, war in Libya, and the persistent debt crisis in Europe are prompting a flight to safety. The Times…
In the current low interest rate environment, some investors are searching for income by taking unintended bets with their portfolios, embracing instruments and financial strategies which are often inappropriate, misunderstood, or just plain…
What do you get when you add a preference for income to a need for high return? An inefficient portfolio, according to Russ Koesterich, iShares’ Chief Investment…
Last week, world equity markets suffered their sharpest correction since August of 2010. Continuing unrest in the Middle East and lingering sovereign debt issues in Europe are contributing to the spike in volatility, but last week’s sell-off was…
Should the United States’ highest tax rates drop to 25%, with fewer deductions? As the Wall Street Journal reports, House Ways and Means chair Dave Camp (R-Mich.) thinks so. Meanwhile, Portfolio.com reports on the Senate’s decision to keep…
