BlackRock (BLK) is the world's largest publicly traded investment management firm. As of September 30, 2016, it had assets under management, or AUM, of $5.1 trillion. This is ~7% of the total assets under management across the globe.
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is headed to the second round of the Brazilian presidential election after winning the first round. Isabelle and Axel Christensen weighs in on the investing implications.
Tighter financial conditions and heightened U.S.-China trade tensions have been spooking investors this month. Richard puts October’s market…
Richard explains why today’s relatively concentrated equity market leadership isn’t as worrisome as many perceive.
Russ takes a look at whether stocks and bonds will move in sync again and what to do…
The economy and corporate earnings are humming. Inflation is in check. U.S. stocks are touching records. So why…
Richard explains our updated equity and fixed income views for the last quarter of 2018, including why we…
There’s more than one way to invest in municipal bonds. Closed-end municipal funds seek to provide higher levels…
Richard explains why we see room for a further recovery in emerging market (EM) assets, particularly equities, after…
There are a lot of decisions to make when you retire, but what to do with your retirement…
In her final article of the series, Karen explains how ETFs make sophisticated interest rate swaps accessible to…
Rieder and Brownback argue that today investors are confronted by massive shifts in the nature of the economy,…
Investors may be ready to abandon emerging markets, but as Russ discusses, the potential is there for a…
Richard checks in on the risks out of the euro zone.
