What better time of year to share some fatherly advice than on Father’s Day? In this brief, engaging animated video, Chip Castille shares 7 steps to help his daughter get the most out of her 401(k).
POV: Using High Yield ETFs in an Active Fund
How and when might an active fund manager use an index fund in a portfolio? Matt Tucker sits down with Jim Keenan, lead portfolio manager for BlackRock’s high yield portfolios, to discuss how Jim uses high yield ETFs as part of an overall trading strategy.
Man on Market Street: Worried About Rising Interest Rates?
Our intrepid Man on Market Street is back! Scott Dingwell of the Defined Contribution Group at BlackRock is once again taking to the streets of San Francisco, and this time he’s asking people whether they are worried about rising rates.
POV: How the Fed will End QE
It has taken the Fed nearly five years to build up the size of its balance sheet through its quantitative easing program, so ending the stimulus is not going to be simple. Russ explains why it’s likely to be a slow process involving three distinct steps.
POV: Time to Abandon Bonds?
While Warren Buffett has said that bonds are a “terrible” investment at the moment, Russ Koesterich, our chief investment strategist, takes a different view than the Oracle of Omaha. In this short video, he explains why investors shouldn’t abandon their fixed income holdings.
7 Essential Habits of Highly Confident Retirees (Video)
What did confident retirees do during their working careers to build their retirement savings? Chip breaks down their 7 Essential Habits in this brief, lively animated video. As always, the “secret” to a successful retirement is controlling what you can control: your savings habits.
POV: Getting Defensive For A Springtime Swoon (Video)
As sequester-related furloughs kick in across a number of federal agencies, investors are being reminded that the US economy likely won’t escape unscathed from these government-imposed spending cuts. Russ K explains what this means and how investors can prepare a portfolio for a slowing economy and springtime swoon.
What’s an iSharesBond? (Video)
Matt Tucker explains how iSharesBonds are taking the benefits of individual bonds — regular income and a lump sum payment at the end — and combining them with the features of an ETF.
Hindsight to Insight: Forced Personal Austerity (Video)
Even the experts don’t always get it right. In this video series our investments gurus share a personal investment mistake from the past — and talk about what they learned in the process. In this short video, Matt Tucker recalls how a bag of M&M’s led to a lesson in credit card debt.
#AskRuss: How Should Investors Think About Alternatives? (Video)
One subject Russ is often asked about is alternatives. In this video, he gives his definition of this sometimes nebulous category and explains how he thinks they fit into a portfolio.
