Viraj Desai
Director, Portfolio Manager TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC

About Viraj Desai  

Viraj Desai, CFA, CAIA is a senior portfolio manager for TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC. He is responsible for the asset allocation and manager selection of the firm’s Personalized and Selective Portfolios. Before joining TD Ameritrade, Desai was a member of BlackRock’s Outsourced CIO investment team, where he designed and managed outcome-oriented multi-asset solutions for BlackRock’s largest global institutional clients. Desai earned his undergraduate degree in economics from New York University and his MBA from The Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University. He is a member of the CFA Institute, CFA Society New York, and the CAIA Association and maintains the FINRA Series 65 license.

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What Does the Post-COVID-19 Investing World Look Like? January 13, 2021 10:30 AM   |  

2020 was a challenging year for investors. But 2021 might be a challenge as well—for different reasons. Here’s a look at the opportunities and risks.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
Seeking Higher Yield in a Low Interest Rate Environment? Here Are 6 Ideas November 18, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Interest rates have been low for quite some time, and if Federal Reserve projections hold true, they’ll continue to be low for a while. How might you get a yield bump in such an environment? Here are a few ideas—but remember the risks.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
Building Your Stock Portfolio? Don't Overlook Mid-Caps October 30, 2020 9:58 AM   |  

Discover what constitutes a mid-cap stock, and learn about investing in mid-cap stocks.

5 min read  |  Stocks & Stock Sectors
It’s All Relative: Basics of Asset Allocation Valuations September 18, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Asset allocation is a basic discipline for diversifying your portfolio, especially if you have a long-term investing strategy. Relative valuations are important.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
How the Presidential Election Could Affect the Stock Market & Your Portfolio September 10, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

The U.S. election could affect the stock market with volatility. Use your long-term investment goals as your guide.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
How the Stock Market Works: What Are the Stock Market’s Key Drivers? August 18, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Fundamentals and investor sentiment are two key drivers of the stock market. It’s important to understand how the market responds to both these factors, but also how fundamentals like price/earnings ratios and earnings per share eventually validate stock prices.

5 min read  |  Investing Basics
Diversity Investing: Adding a “D” to ESG Investments August 4, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Recent events have increased interest in adding diversity as a component of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. But getting robust data has been a challenge.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
Volatile Markets and Managed Portfolios: An Automated Investing Update July 1, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

The market selloff of March 2020 was arguably the first stress test of robo-investing platforms since their inception roughly 10 years ago. Here’s how automated platforms—and the portfolios of investors who use them—performed during the period.

5 min read  |  Portfolio Strategy
Market Stress Throwing a Wrench in Diversification? There Are Alternatives June 25, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

When market volatility throws a wrench into diversification strategy, some investors consider alternative investments. Here’s a look at the world beyond stocks and bonds.

5 min read  |  Alternative Investing
Growth vs. Value Stocks: Which Is Right for Right Now? June 23, 2020 10:30 AM   |  

Growth stocks versus value stocks—a case can be made for both. But which way should an investor's portfolio lean these days?

5 min read  |  Stocks & Stock Sectors
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