J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet

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J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet

J. Gibson Watson III is Vice Chairman of Envestnet (NYSE: ENV), which provides leading wealth-management solutions that empower financial advisors to better manage client outcomes and strengthen their practices.  He can be reached at gib.watson@envestnet.com. 

• A Case for Alternatives

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  November 3, 2009

  Two words sum it up: diversification matters. Following severe down markets, investors and advisors alike should take inventory and assess what they could have done differently.

• Increased Opportunities in the Emerging Markets

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  October 6, 2009

  Indiscriminate selling may have done just that--but are the risks reasonable?

• What's the Prognosis for Passive and Active Management?

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  September 7, 2009

  There is considerable debate over whether the recent decline in stock prices has resulted in a great buying opportunity. And which metrics should advisors use to evaluate that?

• Need Another Reason to Rebalance Clients' Portfolios?

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  August 25, 2009

  Portfolio rebalancing can and should be a lot more robust than just selling high and buying low...it's an outstanding opportunity to add or increase exposure to overlooked asset classes at the same time.

• Sweet Spot in the Middle

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  July 1, 2009

  Somewhere between a sagging economy and a skittish stock market, investors at this hour are, well, a bit stuck...trapped in the ultimate risk/reward dilemma: Do...

• Diversification: Always in Style

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  June 1, 2009

  But since the end of 2007, the broad-based fall in equities has drained a mind-numbing $30 trillion of value from the stock market. Worse yet,...

• Uncertain Times

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  April 1, 2009

  Last year's market wreckage doubtlessly left most investor portfolios well short of 2008 return targets and many long-term investment plans way behind schedule. Indeed, except...

• Happy New Year?

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  March 1, 2009

  Portfolio managers, advisors and investors alike were relieved to close the book on 2008 and look forward to a hopefully better 2009. Unfortunately, the impact...

• Where Do We Go From Here?

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  February 1, 2009

  While the wild market ride that produced all the stomach-churning drops across the end of 2008 was surely launched by a lock-up in the credit...

• MUNIS TO THE RESCUE

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  January 1, 2009

  As the economic turmoil of the third quarter continued into the fourth, the domestic equity markets produced one of the worst 12-month periods in decades....