Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: Searching for Alpha for April 2014
By Ben WarwickDespite the ETF GLDs gains in Q1, the case for gold is far from certain.
April 03, 2014
Emerging stocks halt 15-month rally on valuationsThe emerging-nation gauge traded at 10.5 times projected 12-month earnings Wednesday, the highest in three months.
April 03, 2014
‘No Fooling, Good Quarter for Bonds’: LPL StrategistBut there are issues that complicate performance for the rest of the year, according to Anthony Valeri.
April 03, 2014
How to protect your savings from the coming crisisAt its core the book Code Red is about central bank practices and is a good read that is tough to put down.
April 03, 2014
Europe Considers Encouraging Investment Through Shadow BankingEuropean Commission growth roadmap pushes for allowing securitization and crowdfunding to prime the lending pump.
April 03, 2014
Fed Governor Stein Resigns to Return to Teaching at HarvardJeremy Stein is a known as a thought leader on the linkage between monetary policy and financial stability.
April 02, 2014
John Bogle, Index Icon, Accused of Timing MarketServos Eric Nelson wrote a blistering critique of Vanguard founder Bogle after an interview in which the indexing icon endorsed tactical allocation.
April 02, 2014
LPL’s Kleintop: Is the Party Over in Stocks?LPL chief market strategist Jeffrey Kleintop checks in on what bubbly valuations mean for equity investors and their advisors.