Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Can Managed Futures Be an Income Investor’s Best Friend?
By Ben WarwickManaged futures are a good portfolio diversifier, but they also turn out to be negatively correlated with high-yield bonds. Income, anyone?
August 21, 2014
BofA to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Mortgage SettlementThe deal includes $9.65 billion paid to various government agencies, including Justice and the SEC, and $7 billion for struggling homeowners.
August 21, 2014
Parenthood Reveals Divide Among MillennialsMillennial parents have more "conservative" social beliefs and different shopping habits than non-parents, a study finds.
August 20, 2014
What Elizabeth Warren Fails to Understand About FinanceLaw professor Todd Zywicki says the primary victims of well-intentioned but paternalistic bureaucrats are the very people they are meant to protect, especially lower-income Americans.
August 20, 2014
Are We in a Bond Bubble? John Mauldin Says Yes, Others...Millennium Wave Advisors' Mauldin says debt day of reckoning is coming and Dallas Fed's Fisher sees "hyper-robust" bond market, but other advisors think they're crying wolf.
August 20, 2014
Measuring what retirees and pre-retirees want from income solutionsInvestment growth, flexibility and guaranteed income have greater appeal than asset management control.
August 20, 2014
Measuring what retirees and pre-retirees want from income solutionsInvestment growth, flexibility and guaranteed income have greater appeal than asset management control.
August 19, 2014
10 Best Ways to Compete Against Robo-AdvisorsIf you, for one, don't welcome your new robo-overlords, here are 10 ways to help your advisory firm rise above them.