Guest post on emerging markets: What about China?
Emerging Markets for Dummies author Annie Logue discusses China in her guest post. I’m happy to welcome Annie’s second guest post for this blog. Her first was “Talking to clients about social investing.” She’s also giving away one copy of her book to one reader with an address in the U.S. who comments on her […]
Where’s the typo?
Can you find the typo in the following paragraph? If no one finds it, I’ll post the answer next week. A strong fourth-quarter rally capped an impressive 2010 for U.S. stocks. The Morningstar US Market Index returned 16.8% in 2010, largely due to an 11.5% gain in the fourth quarter. A second round of quantitative […]
New publishing opportunity for investment professionals
Investment professionals, mark April 1 in your calendar if you’re interested in expanding your professional publications. April 1 is the deadline for submissions for potential publication in the September 2011 issue of the New York Society of Security Analysts’ new online peer-reviewed journal. The society says it is “particularly interested in articles on financial regulation […]
How asset management giant BlackRock is tackling social media
BlackRock is jumping into social media, as you’ll see in this video, which I discovered on Adam Verchinski’s Everyday Tenacity blog. You can read Adam’s post about the presentation and also see BlackRock’s PowerPoint slides on his blog. Adam is on Twitter as @EverydTenacity. Nice job, Adam! BlackRock: The Power of Social, presented by Jonathan […]
“Smart people”: A good ad by Bessemer Trust
“You” is one of the most powerful words in the English language. You’re much more likely to read a sentence that addresses “you” than one that starts with “we.” But sometimes alternatives work, as in a recent ad by Bessemer Trust, which uses “smart people” instead of “you.” Do you think of yourself as one […]