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Why volatility could be worse
by Russ Koesterich, CFA, Blackrock Russ discusses why volatility has not been more severe, even though growth has…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
Softer economic growth = More defensive portfolios
There are few signs of a recession, but slowing growth is having an impact. Russ explains why and…
Why valuation alone won’t save equities
After the October selloff, stocks got cheaper. But that might not be enough for a continued rebound, Russ…
The Conviction Gap: What Most Advisor Portfolios Are Missing at the Core
Most advisor portfolios mistake active weight for manager conviction. Franklin Templeton's five-factor core equity suite fixes that, starting with a proprietary conviction signal that extracts what managers actually believe.
4 potential reasons for the gold rally
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Russ discusses why gold, not a popular asset class until recently, has…
Quality as a hedge against rising volatility
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock While momentum stocks have prevailed since 2016, is quality about to have…
Value still waiting for a catalyst
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Value continues to look cheap, however predicting when it will begin to…
Why Energy Stocks Look Cheap
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Russ discusses why the energy sector still looks attractive, despite having struggled…
Money is still cheap enough to support stocks
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Investments Is the era of easy financial conditions over? Not yet, says…
Why U.S. stocks may still not be “cheap enough”
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Prospects for a trade war are having an impact on markets, but…
After the selloff, what’s changed? Not much
Russ reviews the landscape after the selloff and discusses how little has actually changed. Monday was all about…
Will tax cuts (finally) reawaken value?
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Value stocks are cheap, relative to growth, but have lacked a catalyst…
Time to trim, but not abandon gold
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock Gold has performed surprisingly well this year. Russ discusses why that might…
High yield’s diminishing appeal
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock High yield bonds have been investor favorite the last year and a…
Energy and financials: The value within value
by Russ Koesterich, Chief Investment Strategist, Blackrock Investments Value stocks have started to show signs of life. Russ…
Generation dove: the Fed’s norm for nearly 20 years
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, Blackrock With the top two positions at the Federal Reserve soon to be…