Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
10 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: April
By Katie RassStephen Colbert snarks on "Lean In" book, Kevin Roose finds regulators tougher than the SEC, and two charts show what market cycles really look like.
May 03, 2014
What Stock Picker’s Market?Trading results for the past five years reveal an important lesson for investors and their advisors.
May 02, 2014
Sponsored Video: Risks and Opportunities in Emerging MarketsIn this video by Aberdeen, Greg Hopper discusses opportunities he is finding in emerging markets and risks investors should be aware of when looking to these markets.
May 02, 2014
Endowments and Foundations Confident About Economy, MarketsMore than half of respondents to an NEPC survey expect markets to show high single-digit returns this year.
May 02, 2014
SEC OKs FINRA Rule to Limit Self-TradingSelf-trades by single or related algorithms or trading desks "raise heightened concerns," FINRA says.
May 02, 2014
PIMCO’s Gross: Pop Your Bubble Fears!PIMCO bond manager Bill Gross says current fears of an asset bubble are "unfounded" and that stocks, bonds and real estate have room to run.
May 02, 2014
PIMCO Outflows Continue in April as DoubleLine Sees MomentumMorningstar estimates that more than $3 billion left Bill Gross flagship Total Return Fund in the past month.
May 02, 2014
Payrolls in U.S. Rise Most Since 2012, Unemployment Falls to 6.3%The jobless rate plunged to 6.3% as companies grew confident the U.S. economy was emerging from a first-quarter slowdown.