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The Future of Actively Managed ETFs
Gaining Perspective, featuring: Ed Rosenberg of American Century Investments with Robert Huebscher, 3/20/19

ETFs have become a cornerstone of portfolio construction across the advisory industry. Over the last three decades, they have grown from zero to a $4 trillion market. My guest today is Ed Rosenberg, who will help us understand the key trends in the ETF market and what they mean for advisors.

Volatility: The "Godfather" Asset Class
by American Century Investments, 5/8/12
Michael Corleone's famous line in Godfather II, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," can be applied to volatility. Often thought of as the investing enemy, volatility can play an important role in the financial professional's arsenal as a portfolio diversifier. In this article, American Century Investments discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with incorporating volatility as a hedge in multi-asset portfolios.

Our Current Perspective on the Global Economic Outlook
by American Century Investments, 3/27/12
As we proceed through the first quarter of 2012, the U.S. economy continues to drift? not in recession, but far from the level of growth and dynamism we would like to have. Meanwhile, global economic growth has slowed as the world anticipates a solution to the European sovereign debt crisis. In short, we are in a period of uncertainty, not only about how key events will unfold, but about the timing associated with their future progress and resolution.

What's My Next Move? - Fixed Income Outlook
by American Century Investments, 2/28/12
Recent market volatility may have you wondering what to suggest when discussing your clients' fixed-income portfolios. G. David MacEwen, Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer, offers guidance for portfolio positions, especially for retirement-focused clients.

Reviewing (and Renewing) Our Case for Munis and Core Muni Funds
by American Century Investments, 1/24/12
Positive municipal bond (muni) performance in 2011 was a surprise to many after the angst at the end of 2010. While a relative performance encore of last year's magnitude might be difficult to muster, we believe muni market fundamentals remain resilient, which is the cornerstone of our case for munis and muni funds in 2012 and beyond.

More Focus on Fixed Income After the Rollercoaster
by American Century Investments, 11/29/11
In this unpredictable, sometimes chaotic world, people are drawn to structure and consistency. The scheduled and predictable payments of interest and principal from bonds should become increasingly attractive, especially to investors battered by the past decade of equity market volatility. This focus on fixed income is particularly appropriate for investors with more capital preservation needs than growth, and shorter-term investment horizons.

The European Debt Crisis: Our Perspective
by American Century Investments, 10/11/11
One of the most significant factors impacting the investment landscape over the past 18 months has been the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Fiscal stress in a number of eurozone countries has weighed on the global economy, put pressure on the banking sector, and roiled financial markets worldwide. The following is a look at how the crisis has unfolded, what is likely to happen next, and what that means from an investment perspective.

Time-Tested Investment Strategies for the Long Term
by American Century Investments, 9/6/11
Recent market volatility, changing economic conditions and unexpected world events have lead to heightened uncertainty among investors. Use this retail-approved article to encourage your clients to stay the course. It will help you explain to clients that while there may be short-term losses, historically the market rewards long-term investing.

Debunking Four Common Target-Date Fund Misconceptions
by American Century Investments, 8/9/11
Despite their growing popularity, target-date funds are still not entirely understood. Learn the answers to four of the most common misconceptions from our investment professionals in this new white paper.

Inflation Field Manual: A Guide for a Changing World
by American Century Investments, 7/12/11
This client-approved executive summary by Senior PM Robert Gahagan and Senior PM William Martine, CFA examines the competing forces at work that will affect inflation for the months and years to come. It also provides an analysis of inflation-hedging assets in different market environments, and suggests strategies for protecting a portfolio from inflation risk.

Smart Risk Taking: Realigning Client Portfolios with Their Long-Term Goals
by American Century Investments, 6/28/11
The financial crisis sparked widespread flight from risk. Although the crisis is over and equity prices have rebounded, many investors have not yet returned to the capital markets. For them, the safe-haven appeal of money market funds remains strong. In this paper, American Century Investments® proposes a strategy of "smart risk taking," an active asset management approach that seeks to identify, understand, manage, and be consistently rewarded for risk.

Inflation Field Manual: A Guide for a Changing World
by American Century Investments, 5/10/11
We examine the competing forces at work that will affect inflation. On the one hand, a whole host of factors are currently constraining inflation. On the other hand, US monetary and fiscal policies and a number of global economic imbalances suggest an environment of high and rising inflation. The outcome of this debate is important for financial assets, whose performance turns on the difference between expected and actual inflation-it is when inflation surprises to the upside that stocks and nominal bonds typically underperform and inflation-protected assets do best.

More Muni Market Myth-Busting
by American Century Investments, 4/5/11
Much attention has been focused on the muni market's struggles since last summer and the massive muni fund redemptions since then. Somewhat surprisingly, the market rallied, beginning in mid-January. How did the rally start? Does an improving economy mean reduced muni market volatility?

Income Solutions for the New Normal
by American Century Investments, 3/1/11
The 'new normal' environment of subdued economic growth and low interest rates contains weighty implications for investment returns and retirement planning. Accordingly, income strategies will likely play an increasingly important role in your clients? portfolios.

The Case for a Retirement Plan
by American Century Investments, 1/25/11
Defined contribution plan sponsors have an opportunity to improve retirement readiness for participants by rebooting their existing plan using target-date funds as a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA). This is made possible by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, giving certain diversified, long-term investment products QDIA status. Senior Vice President Rich Weiss and Client Portfolio Manager Nancy Pilotte make a case for re-evaluating existing retirement plans for a potential reboot using target-date funds as a default investment option.

Gold and the Decade to Come
by American Century Investments, 11/2/10
Gold is an asset class unto itself. It is not only a barometer of confidence in governments and the financial system, but also a reserve asset, an alternative currency, and a store of value. Those characteristics make gold an ideal diversifier because it has low correlation to most financial assets, both in expansionary and recessionary periods. Indeed, the return pattern to gold investments is not only uncorrelated to most traditional financial assets, but makes gold uniquely positioned to outperform when you want diversification the most--during periods of crisis.

Getting off the Sidelines: Investing in the Smart Risk Zone
by American Century Investments, 9/21/10
Individual investors have experienced painful losses. Some have left the financial markets; others are reluctant to recommit their assets. Financial advisors want to get their clients off the sidelines, out of cash alternatives, and on track toward achieving their financial goals. In this article, American Century Investments offers a smart risk strategy to identify, understand, and manage risk by focusing on investment vehicles that offer higher potential return, lower volatility, better downside protection, and consistent compensation for risk. We thank them for their sponsorship.

Investors Face a New Health Care Landscape: An Interview with Michael Liss
by American Century Investments, 5/4/10
After a year of intense partisan combat and fiery debates on Capitol Hill, President Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care bill on March 23 that reshapes an industry that accounts for one-sixth of the U.S. economy. No one at American Century Investments® has followed the health care reform bill more closely than Michael Liss, vice president and portfolio manager for American Century Value, the company's flagship value portfolio, and he offers his thoughts on legislation. We thank American Century Investments for their sponsorship.

Yield Opportunities Still Exist in Bonds
by American Century Investments, 4/13/10
The current economic and market environment presents intriguing challenges for income-seeking, risk-averse investors. One effect of the Federal Reserve's policy of holding short-term interest rates at historically low levels is to force cautious, safety-oriented investors out of cash-equivalent investments. In this article, David MacEwen, chief investment officer for fixed income, discusses a number of opportunities that may provide additional yield for clients within a risk-managed, fixed-income framework. We thank American Century Investments for their sponsorship.

Municipal Bond Advantages Remain
by American Century Investments, 4/6/10
You and your clients often sift through competing, complicated information in the course of making investment decisions. That's certainly true in the municipal bond market today. Joseph Gotelli, municipal bond portfolio manager at American Century Investments®, urges investors to consider municipals' enduring features. Conflicting news and views on the municipal market should not obscure the fact that many municipal bonds remain high-quality investments with compelling tax advantages. We thank American Century for their sponsorship.

Fixed Income Short Duration Bonds
by American Century Investments, 3/23/10
The fixed-income team at American Century Investments doesn't foresee sudden surges in inflation or interest rates in the immediate future, but they are on the horizon. "Near-term inflation concerns remain low due to lingering weak economic fundamentals," says David MacEwen, chief investment officer for fixed income. "However, looking long-term, the unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary stimulus used to fight the recession will eventually result in higher inflation." (This is sponsored content.)

Investment Viewpoints Equity Income: Performance and Wealth Preservation
by American Century Investments, 12/8/09
"A manager who limited losses last year went a huge way toward helping investors accumulate wealth over time and meet their long-term goals," Morningstar's Don Phillips told the Wall Street Journal in early November for an article titled, "The Cruel Math of Big Losses." "It's the kind of victory that often goes unnoticed," Phillips said. Read how American Century® Equity Income provided its 80,000 shareholders with such a victory last year. We thank them for their sponsorship.
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