Investment commentary authors often know the markets well, but lack writing and editing expertise. After all, they’re earning big bucks to manage money, not to write.

I’ve learned some lessons about how to edit investment commentary that I share below with you. The lessons are based on my years of experience editing and writing  commentary for a diverse group of clients.

Step 1. Analyze overall structure

Before you dig into the details of your commentary, look at its overall structure. Your analysis may lead you to delete or move entire sections to make the structure more reader-friendly.

First, identify the main themes of your commentary. You may decide after a quick reading that your themes are something like the following:

This was a volatile quarter, due mainly to disappointing corporate earnings and instability in the Middle East. Corporate earnings are likely to recover for three reasons. Instability in the

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