Articles by Alliance Bernstein
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Is the Passive Investing Era About To End? What History Says About the Next Market Swing
What might happen when the promise of AI meets market reality?
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Managing AI Hallucinations Is Becoming a Core Business Skill
Five techniques can help human experts tame hallucinations and make models more effective.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Lifetime Income Fees vs. Costs: Look Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg
The total cost of lifetime income solutions can look like an iceberg: some costs are explicitly visible above the surface, what's under matters
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Why Utilities and Data Centers Are Powering the Next Wave of ESG Bonds
Bond issuance linked to environmental, social and governance purposes dipped in the first half of 2025 following a strong second half in 2024.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
The ESG Factors Investors Actually Care About
The materiality of ESG factors differs across sectors and markets. Investors need to understand how. #ESG
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Navigating ESG Confusion: Active vs. Passive Solutions
Active management can help investors address some of the especially tricky issues in sustainable equity portfolios. #ESG
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
How Nature Poses Investment Risks and Opportunities
Biodiversity is gaining prominence in fundamental investment analysis across asset classes. #investing #ESG #biodiversity
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
How Advanced Optimizers Are Reshaping Bond Portfolio Strategy in Real Time
The best bond optimizers can create new dimensions for portfolio managers.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Municipal Bond Market Rewards Active Investors as Passive Strategies Fall Short
In today’s era of automation, some situations demand a more active approach. Municipal bond investing is one.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Seven Fixed-Income Strategies for 2026 in a Slower, More Fragmented World
2025 was a banner year for bonds. We think more of the same is in store for 2026.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Muni Markets This Week: The Headlines, the Moves, the Implications
The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index the Index returned 0.85% last week, bringing year-to-date returns to –0.16%.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
The Case for Muni Bonds in 2025—Even Amid Policy Turbulence
In an unsettled climate, municipal investors should have all active tools at the ready. #bonds #FixedIncome
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Is Your Fixed-Income Manager the Real Deal? 7 Key Questions to Find Out
Systematic fixed-income investing is attracting increased attention but needs specialist skills and resources. Would your manager have what it takes?
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Why Municipal Bonds Remain Strong Despite Federal Funding Cuts
We believe most municipal bonds will be materially unaffected by the day-to-day federal funding decisions of the executive branch.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Why Securitized Assets Could Be Your Next Smart Investment Move
Are bond investors overlooking an attractive opportunity? #bonds
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
California Wildfires & Municipal Bonds: An Opportunity for Impact Investing
Impact investors can help devastated communities recover and build resilience. #California #fires #investors
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
War, Inflation Pressure, and AI Disruption Are Driving Market Rotation
Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Energy Shock From Iran Conflict Puts Central Banks in a Difficult Position
The size and duration of the oil-price shock are key variables in determining the ultimate impact.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
From Fear to Freedom: How Lifetime Income Can Transform Retirement
Fear of running out of money makes many retirees leery of spending down their nest egg—guaranteed income may help.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
The SECURE Path to Guaranteed Retirement Income: Innovations and Guidance for DC Plans
Default option seems like such a good thing, why aren’t all plans doing it? We think it boils down to two concerns: fiduciary and flexibility.
- Ideas and Innovation for Financial Advisors - Advisorpedia
Four Reasons Investors Shouldn't Shy Away from Illiquid Alternatives
Four Reasons Investors Shouldn't Shy Away from Illiquid Alternatives