Many investors concerned about a worsening European crisis and a stalling recovery are searching for investments that tend to hold value. But these traditional “flight-to-safety” destinations have high opportunity costs. Russ explains why investors may consider instead a group of investments with higher risk that might still generate yield.
With Father’s Day approaching, Russ offers his son some financial advice, including “find a job you love” and “save early and often.”
While fears of a hard landing in China and overall weakness in global growth are likely to keep oil prices down in the near term, Russ explains why crude should rebound in the longer term and how investors can play this.
Got a burning investment question? Get it answered by the iShares CIO! In the second of an ongoing series, Russ answers reader questions on a variety of topics – and invites you to submit your own.
Some investors have argued that events in Europe are having a disproportionate impact on US stocks. Russ disagrees, offering up four reasons why Europe remains a major risk for US stocks and the US economy.
Yes, emerging market stocks have underperformed during the recent sell-off. But Russ highlights an asset class that can potentially help investors take advantage of the longer-term opportunity in emerging markets while lessening near-term exposure to volatile market segments: high-dividend emerging market funds.
Stocks tumbled Friday after particularly disappointing May jobs data. Russ provides his take on what the report means for the US economy and stocks going forward.
With the future of Greece and the eurozone still so uncertain, many investors are asking how they might predict what the most likely outcome is. In response, Russ provides a list of four critical developments to watch for in the run-up to the second Greek election — and advice on how to position equity portfolios in the meantime.
From now until July, there are a number of pivotal events – from votes to meetings — that could help dictate Greece and the eurozone’s future, and will most certainly drive market sentiment. Russ outlines which pivotal events to watch and explains how investors can try to defend themselves against the market volatility that could surround these events.
With markets likely to remain volatile in the near term, Russ explains why investors should consider dividend paying stock funds as a defensive play.
