Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Berkshire profit slips 3.8% on insurance
By Noah Buhayar, Zachary TracerBerkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a 3.8% decline in Q1 profit, as underwriting results declined at insurance businesses and on reduced earnings from Chairman Warren Buffetts derivatives wagers.
May 05, 2014
10 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: AprilStephen Colbert snarks on "Lean In" book, Kevin Roose finds regulators tougher than the SEC, and two charts show what market cycles really look like.
May 04, 2014
Alan Blinder Offers Stark Economic View; Sees Fed Rate BindPrinceton economist and former Fed vice chairman Alan Blinder talks at IMCA conference about whats next for the Fed and his take on regulation.
May 04, 2014
Grantham: Big Stock Bubble ‘Will End Badly’ in 2016GMOs value-investing guru has analyzed past market bubbles and explains where he sees equities going for the next two years or more.
May 03, 2014
What Stock Picker’s Market?Trading results for the past five years reveal an important lesson for investors and their advisors.
May 02, 2014
Sponsored Video: Risks and Opportunities in Emerging MarketsIn this video by Aberdeen, Greg Hopper discusses opportunities he is finding in emerging markets and risks investors should be aware of when looking to these markets.
May 02, 2014
Endowments and Foundations Confident About Economy, MarketsMore than half of respondents to an NEPC survey expect markets to show high single-digit returns this year.
May 02, 2014
SEC OKs FINRA Rule to Limit Self-TradingSelf-trades by single or related algorithms or trading desks "raise heightened concerns," FINRA says.