Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
FINRA Provides Free ‘Dark Pool’ Data to Investors
By Melanie WaddellThe public will now be able to see the total shares traded each week by security in each dark pool outside traditional exchanges, FINRA says.
June 01, 2014
Stocks Gain in May as Nasdaq Rebounds, S&P 500 Hits HighGlobal equities rise 1.8% for the month, while the Nasdaq 100 soared 4.3%, erasing earlier declines.
May 30, 2014
Which Is the Smartest Smart Beta: Equal or Fundamental Weighting?Research Affiliates weighs in on the alternative indexing debate among smart-beta proponents.
May 30, 2014
How Behavioral Finance Can Help Bond InvestorsThe principles of behavioral finance have been applied extensively to the equity markets, but what about the fixed income market?
May 29, 2014
Bill Gross, PIMCO’s Intriguing Leader: 2014 IA 25 Profile"Treasure your pets and all living things. Eventually we all stop living," Gross wrote in a commentary after his beloved cat, Bob, died.
May 29, 2014
Is There Enough Fixed Income in Your Retirement Plan Lineup?If you only have one or two options, you might not be able to meet participants varied needs, says Matt Sommer of Janus Capital.
May 29, 2014
Fidelity’s Durbin: RIAs Thriving; Top Clients See Robo-Advisors as Positive TrendFidelity IWS chief reports custodial business growing healthily, ironically with fewer, but larger, RIA client firms, who embrace virtual advice-giving.
May 29, 2014
That $41 Trillion Wealth Transfer Now Officially $59 TrillionThe vaunted $41 trillion wealth transfer that is the subject of every advisor conference has been freshly updated: It has now reached $59 trillion.