Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gundlach on Shiller CAPE Fund: ‘A Better Mousetrap’
By Janet LevauxDoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach and Yale economist Robert Shiller describe why their new fund might appeal to value investors.
November 19, 2013
Morningstar: City Pensions in Good Shape, Sort OfA report finds that while some cities are adequately managing their pension liabilities, many are coming under duress.
November 19, 2013
The end of probes into JPMorgan? Not even closeA $13 billion settlement will not be the end of further probes into the company and the banking industry.
November 19, 2013
From Doom to Boom (and Back): Grantham Sees Stocks Soaring up to 30%, for NowStock market scold Jeremy Grantham expects the U.S. market to soar 20% to 30% in the next year or twobefore the next mega-crash, at least.
November 19, 2013
Market Flourishes for Investing in Disaster RiskCatastrophe bonds are growing at their fastest pace in six years, according to BNY Mellon.
November 18, 2013
If Healthcare.gov isn't fixed by December, what's Obama's plan B?President Obama has 11 days left to fix Healthcare.gov by the end of the month.
November 18, 2013
Vanguard: Boomer Retiree Wave Won’t Crash MarketA Vanguard study offers multiple reasons why stock market folk wisdom about demographics is not borne out by the research.
November 18, 2013
Achieving Private Equity Returns, Minus the DrawbacksFrom Ben Warwick's QES Investments, an ETF and a mutual fund seeking to mimic the performance of PE without many of its pitfalls.