Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Yellen: Fed May Pause Tapering if Weakness Persists; Can’t Regulate Bitcoin
By Melanie WaddellYellen told Congress that the Fed would assess whether the unseasonably cold weather has caused the recent uptick in soft data.
February 25, 2014
Gross, El-Erian Clashed in PIMCO ‘Pressure Cooker’Wall Street Journal says tension with Gross drove El-Erian out; management consultant Eric Flamholtz weighs in on "unhealthy" culture at PIMCO.
February 25, 2014
Top 20 Countries for Retirement Security: 2014Despite improvements, the U.S. ranking in the Natixis Global Asset Management 2014 Global Retirement Index is not so hot.
February 24, 2014
Analysts Stay BullishJust because stocks have been choppy, doesn't mean analysts have changed their bullish opinions. Among Wall Street's analysts, 18 out of 21 predict a 3%…
February 24, 2014
Snapshot of ETF TrendsWe examine major developing trends in financial markets and the impact on ETF performance. Our analysis includes leading ETF performers along with laggards…
February 24, 2014
The Perfectly Dangerous Thing Your Clients WantWhat a Michelle Pfeiffer photo shoot can teach advisors about their clients.
February 24, 2014
Why the Fed's Policies Are Increasingly IneffectiveThe central bank took monetary expansion too far.
February 21, 2014
Economist Sees Global Deflation Fears as OverblownThe United States, Europe and Japan have very different stories that believe the assumption that deflation is harmful and must be aggressively combated.