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.
Emerging markets assets have come under pressure over the past month. Richard explains how the selloff has created opportunities.
In part one of her series on rising rates, Karen explains how defined—maturity ETFs can make laddering simpler…
Jeff takes a deep dive into the history of the equity/bond relationship to answer the question: Are bonds…
Market reaction to strong first-quarter earnings has been surprisingly lackluster. Richard explains our take.
Emerging market stocks and bonds are having a rough year, but Russ argues against abandoning the asset class.
The price of oil has surged in 2018. Richard explains our take on how to play the rally.
Earnings are strong, markets less so. As Russ explains, investors are paying attention to valuations and the economy.
Recent flows suggest that investors are priming for a rougher but hopeful future. Here’s where the money went…
The 3% U.S. 10-year government bond yield isn’t the right yield to focus on. Richard explains why.
For most of the post-crisis period, defensive stocks have been expensive. Russ suggests that may have changed.
While prospects for passage of an infrastructure bill still exist, Chris discusses other factors supporting the asset class,…
Paul goes over a list of common saving, investing and retirement planning pitfalls that you should avoid.
The market environment in 2018 looks more normal than last year, with lower returns and higher volatility. Richard…
