Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gold Miners Zoom
By Ron DeLeggeThe tremendous rebound in gold mining shares has been a pleasant surprise for gold bugs.From 2011 to 2013, ETFs tied to large-cap gold mining stocks (GDX)…
March 31, 2014
Fed of 1970s shows capacity clues may misleadThe decision of central banks to focus more on economic slack as a barometer of when inflation will become a problem could backfire.
March 31, 2014
Fed of 1970s shows capacity clues may misleadThe decision of central banks to focus more on economic slack as a barometer of when inflation will become a problem could backfire.
March 31, 2014
Beware High-Speed Trading’s Hidden Cost: SeawrightLike insider trading, high-frequency trading uses an unfair information advantage against ordinary investors, says broker-dealer CIO Bob Seawright, and the damage is hard to see.
March 31, 2014
Yellen: Economy Will Need Fed’s Support for ‘Some Time’Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen used a speech to a community development conference in Chicago to make the case for continued Fed stimulus.
March 31, 2014
El-Erian: How to Ease Threat to Global Stocks From Ukraine CrisisMohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor to Allianz, lists five possible developments in Ukraine that would reassure global investors.
March 30, 2014
Top Portfolio Products: Context Asset Management Rolls Out Alt Mutual FundSolactive AG launches MLP bond index, and SunGard introduced a fiduciary review tool.
March 28, 2014
Shiller on Investing: ‘Get an Advisor’Markets will always have bubbles thanks to human nature, Yale economist Robert Shiller says, and financial advisors can help cut through the buzz.