Prepare, Don’t Predict: Building Resilient Portfolios with Private Credit
For decades, investors climbed the 60/40 ladder with confidence. Now, every step feels less steady. High inflation that refuses to budge, interest rates that won’t come down anytime soon, and the growing correlation between stocks and bonds...
Three market surprises of 2023 & what we’re watching entering 2024
by Tom Becker, Portfolio Manager, Global Tactical Asset Allocation Team, BlackRock Markets in 2023 kept investors on the…
January 15, 2024
Election year suggests a more subdued ‘24
by Russ Koesterich, JD, CFA, Portfolio Manager, BlackRock In this article, Russ Koesterich discusses why equity performance in…
January 9, 2024
The Fixed Income opportunity for 2024
by Rick Rieder, CIO, Global Fixed Income, BlackRock Highlights In the same way that a swimmer can make…
December 20, 2023
Factors in fixed income? It’s (not so) academic.
by Jeffrey Rosenberg, Sr. Portfolio Manager, Systematic Fixed Income, BlackRock Key points The recent retraction of an academic…
December 14, 2023
Insurance → Inflation + Issuance
by Michael Pensky, CFA, & Tom Becker, BlackRock Insurance is making national headlines in 2023 as major providers…
December 4, 2023
Q3 earnings reveal big dispersion, bigger need for stock selection
by Carrie King, CIO of U.S. and Developed Markets, BlackRock Fundamental Equities, BlackRock Q3 earnings season had many…
November 21, 2023
A slowdown in rate volatility may prove supportive for stocks
by Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD, Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Key takeaways: The late summer equity market selloff was driven…
November 9, 2023
Rotation to Duration: Seeking a More Resilient Portfolio
by Rick Rieder, CIO, Global Fixed Income, and Russell Brownback, Head of Global Macro, Fixed Income, BlackRock Key…
November 8, 2023
Targeting resilient portfolio construction with alternatives
by Jeffrey Rosenberg, Sr. Portfolio Manager, Systematic Fixed Income, BlackRock Key points As investors face continued macroeconomic and…
October 23, 2023
When Momentum Loses Momentum
by Andrew Ang, PhD, Head of Factors, Sustainable and Solutions for BlackRock Systematic, BlackRock Key takeaways The momentum…
October 10, 2023
Drive for Show, Putt for Dough
by Rick Rieder, CIO, Global Fixed Income, and Russell Brownback, Head of Global Macro, Fixed Income, BlackRock Global…
October 4, 2023
It’s not how much duration you hold, it’s where you hold your duration
by Jeffrey Rosenberg, Sr. Portfolio Manager, Systematic Fixed Income, BlackRock Rising rates in the second half of the…
October 2, 2023