Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
How Tax Efficient Is Your Muni Bond Portfolio?
By David JurcaInvestors typically think of municipal bond products as being tax-free. However, in many cases, that is not the reality.
March 27, 2014
Why the SEC Must Revise Its Proposed Reg A RuleThe SEC wants to transform Regulation A offerings into covered securities, which by law are not subject to state review. That's not what Congress intended.
March 26, 2014
Friedman: Senate Control Within GOP’s Reach, but Tea Party Could Weaken GraspRepublicans' prospects for retaking the Senate and White House could fade if the party tilts too far right, says Washington Update's Andy Friedman.
March 26, 2014
Gundlach Bearish on Stocks, Doubts QE Will End in 2014Jeffrey Gundlach, DoubleLine CEO and bond expert, has an upbeat outlook on agriculture commodities and is considering buying Russian debt.
March 25, 2014
Expect continuing growth of economy, marketsGoldman Sachs' Economic Research unit forecasts that U.S. gross domestic product this year will grow to 2.8 percent and 3.2 percent in 2015.
March 25, 2014
Expect continuing growth of economy, marketsGoldman Sachs' Economic Research unit forecasts that U.S. gross domestic product this year will grow to 2.8 percent and 3.2 percent in 2015.
March 25, 2014
Global Investors Less Confident, but U.S. Affluent Index SurgesState Street and Spectrem confidence indexes paint a mixed picture for March.
March 25, 2014
Government Pension ‘Millionaires’ Outearn Private SectorA private-sector worker would need a 401(k) balance of $768,940 to match the retirement income of his public-sector counterpart, writes Andrew Biggs of AEI.