Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
3 Top Managers on Their Biggest Mistakes and How They Pick Great Stocks
By James J. GreenChris Davis, Will Danoff and Dennis Lynch admit their mistakes and discuss how they size up the managers of firms they're pondering for their portfolios.
June 18, 2014
Fed Says Economy Rebounding as It Trims Bond PurchasesThe FOMC trimmed bond-buying by $10 billion for a fifth straight meeting, to $35 billion, staying on pace to end the program late this year.
June 18, 2014
10 Best Mobile Apps for Financial Advisors: 2014Theres a morass of apps available, but as a financial advisor, which are best for your business? Here are 10 that are worth your time.
June 18, 2014
Financial Advisors Too Focused on FinanceMorningstar research suggests that investments often the be-all and end-all for advisors take on a humbler profile when clients' portfolios are considered holistically.
June 17, 2014
Retirees Suffer as 401(k) Rollover Boom Enriches BrokersA three-month Bloomberg investigation found that former employees at major companies say sales reps lured them into rolling their 401(k)s into unsuitable investments.
June 17, 2014
Economists Lower Growth Estimates Ahead of FOMC MeetingSIFMA's Diane Swonk cites geopolitical risk and consumers stuck shouldering the burden of growth as headwinds.
June 17, 2014
2 Superstar SMA Managers Talk Energy, Global StocksWhile an air of caution surrounds international markets, the real action is at home in the blazing U.S. energy renaissance, two award-winning money managers said.
June 16, 2014
Investors Take Notice: Victorious ANC Focusing on South Africa’s EconomyThe election results have clearly shown that the partys support is waning, as many South Africans have become increasingly frustrated with the ANC.