3 Economic Scenarios for 2012
3 Economic Scenarios for 2012 by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares January 5, 2012 As 2011 draws [drew]…
A Portfolio (or Two) for a Binary World (Koesterich)
Will the global economy continue to muddle along, stuck in this slow growth environment? Or is it headed…
A Look Back at 2011's Calls (Koesterich)
Last December, I shared my economic forecast for 2011, along with a series of investment calls. Nearly every…
Where Falling Inflation Means Rising Valuations (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares One silver lining of the current slow growth environment is that inflation…
The Argument for Stocks & A Region to Consider (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares “Why own stocks in the first place?” Many investors are asking this…
What’s Driving Markets These Days? Not Economic Data
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Despite generally better-than-expected economic data and a good earnings season, stocks remain…
4 Portfolio Moves for a Long-Term European Debt Crisis (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares In recent weeks, governments across the world have stepped up efforts to…
Fading Market Risks and Bright Opportunities (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Call #1: Some risks to the global economy appear to be fading.…
Three Reasons Europe is Failing to Act (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Despite recent progress toward necessary fiscal reforms in Greece, Italy and Spain,…
The Case for CASSH (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Many investors believe that all developed markets are stuck in a slow-growth…
Getting Granular with Emerging Markets
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Thirty years ago, financial shocks mainly originated in emerging markets. Today, as…
A Risk Lurking in October's Retail Sales (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares According to the Commerce Department, retail sales rose 0.5% in October, higher than…
Why US Equities Look Expensive, but Japan Does Not (Koesterich)
by Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager, iShares Call #1: Lower to Neutral on US Equities I’m downgrading my view…
