Investment writing challenge for my readers
Change one word in the following line to make it a more effective sentence. The Standard and Poor’s 500 Index rose and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index fell. Post your rewrite in the comments. I’ve got a writing lesson in mind as I pose this puzzler. I’ll circle back later to explain it, although […]
Blog comment guidelines for financial advisors: Russell Investments example
Financial advisors, investment managers, and wealth managers worry about allowing comments on their corporate blogs. The wrong comment could land the blogging firm in trouble with the SEC or FINRA. Russell Investments offers a good example of how to handle this issue. I imagine that Russell’s solution has three components, although only two are visible […]
Best European investment opportunities are cyclical, say strategists
European cyclical stocks and banks in the continent’s peripheral countries offer the best investment opportunities, according to Ian Harnett, managing director for European strategy at Absolute Strategy Research (ASR), a London-based macroeconomic research firm. He made his comments during “Europe: ‘This could be Heaven or this could be Hell,’ ” a March 17 presentation to […]
U.S. companies may move supply chain home, says Absolute Strategy Research
U.S. companies may move more of their production back home, said David Bowers, managing director of global strategy for Absolute Strategy Research (ASR), a London-based macroeconomic research firm. He spoke during the Q&A session following “Europe: ‘This could be Heaven or this could be Hell,’ ” a March 17 presentation to the Boston Security Analysts […]
Japanese crisis good for European economies, strategists say
Will the Japanese crisis help or hurt European economies? The answer hinges on how it affects nominal growth in European countries’ gross domestic product, said David Bowers, managing director of global strategy for Absolute Strategy Research (ASR), a London-based macroeconomic research firm. He spoke during the Q&A session following “Europe: ‘This could be Heaven or […]