Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
BlackRock’s Koesterich: 3 Strong Headwinds Hampering U.S. Economy
By James J. GreenAt Morningstar ETF conference, BlackRock and iShares chief investment strategist sees demographics, debt and wage stagnation keeping GDP growth in check.
September 17, 2014
SEC Hits New York HFT Firm With Biggest-Ever Net Capital FineThe SEC has fined a high-frequency trading firm $16 million, the largest penalty ever for a net capital violation.
September 16, 2014
20 Best & Worst Tax StatesConservatives and liberals generally agree on what a fair state and local tax system looks like, but no state actually has such a system.
September 16, 2014
WBI Investments Launches 10 ETFs, Attracts $1 Billion-Plus in AssetsWBIs Don Schreiber says actively managed ETFs are the next frontier for ETF growth.
September 15, 2014
9 Reasons Why Alan Greenspan Is Wrong About EverythingFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently laid out nine reasons the economy stinks. Heres why hes wrong, according to New York Lifes John Kim.
September 15, 2014
Record S&P Masks Pain as 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear MarketBeneath the U.S. stock markets record-setting gains, trouble is stirring.
September 12, 2014
9 Reasons Why Economy Stinks, According to Alan GreenspanThe former Fed chief sees a bunch of reasons why the economy won't kick into high gear, and none of them has a simple fix.
September 12, 2014
SEC Creates New Office of Risk AssessmentSEC created new Office of Risk Assessment to help provide data-driven risk assessment tools and models to support a wide range of SEC activities.