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The Bid Podcast
The Bid breaks down what's happening in the markets and explores the forces that are changing investing.
Business Development
Envestnet | PMC CIO Support and Investment Consulting Services
By combining PMC’s core competencies with Envestnet’s advanced platform technology, we offer a robust investment program vital to wealth management practices of varying sizes and stages of growth.
Investing Ideas
Strategas Insight: Handicapping the Outlook for US-Sino Trade Negotiations
Market pundits have doubted this bull market every step of the way. Each pullback put into evidence that the cycle had reached its endgame; each recovery off the lows furthered the disequilibrium caused by monetary malfeasance. And yet, not more than two weeks ago the market stood as high as it ever has.
Client Relationships
The Bid: Money talks, stress walks
Money is ranked the #1 source of stress in people’s lives, higher than physical health, work or family. But while we’re often willing to talk about the rest of these stressors, money is surrounded by taboo. How can we turn this concept into something approachable and part of cultural conversation?
Retirement
5 questions about securities lending in DC
Today, with new regulations and greater transparency since the financial crisis, securities lending activity has reached its highest level in a decade with more than $19 trillion in assets available for lending globally.
Investing Ideas
Strategas Insight: Give a little, get a little
Read the full commentary for insight on earnings, data, macro, and other key factors affecting the US economy in the near term.
Retirement
Retirement saving: Save more or take more risk?
Defined contribution plan sponsors need to help their participants manage two significant challenges: building an appropriate asset allocation and ensuring sufficient savings.
Investing Ideas
Strategas Insight: Thoughts on the Current Market
As 2018 comes to a close and we move into the new year, the stock market has hit some turbulence just as clients are receiving annual account statements and paying more attention to their financial health. How should advisors respond to their clients’ concerns? We feel it comes down to a few fundamental questions.
Investing Ideas
The Bid: Maxing the Factors of Market Outperformance
How can investors beat the market? One group at BlackRock is challenging the notion of traditional stock picking, instead zeroing in on certain factors to help lead to outperformance.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Bond ETFs: Financial Advisors Drive Use With Specialized Applications
BlackRock sponsors this Cerulli Associates report that asks 378 financial advisors about their use of bond ETFs.