Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Will Your Mutual Fund Die Before You Do?
By Daniel S. KernResearch into top-performing mutual funds yielded some unexpected findings on fund survivorship, including four predictors of a funds survivability
November 13, 2013
Morningstar: Equity Funds Get Second-Biggest Boost This YearBond fund exodus hampered overall fund flows.
November 13, 2013
Sonders: ‘Animal Spirits’ May Get Banks to Start Lending AgainSchwabs Liz Ann Sonders suggests that local competition among banks may help narrow the gap between high bank deposits and low bank lending.
November 13, 2013
Want to Effect Change in Washington? Write Your CongressmanFormer Sen. Olympia Snowe presented a practical, and effective, way to fix government dysfunction in Washington. Let your representatives know how you feel.
November 11, 2013
Global Investors Need New Map: Capital GroupTime to focus on companies' export markets rather then their home base, says Rob Lovelace of American Funds
November 11, 2013
The new segregationJudge a man by the content of his character, not the thickness of his wallet.
November 11, 2013
EU and US to resume trade deal talksU.S. spying is a hurdle, not a dealbreaker, in EU trade talks.
November 11, 2013
Hussman Sees ‘Textbook Pre-Crash Bubble’While market psychology supports a rising market, history has been suggesting a severe correction for two years straight, portfolio manager John Hussman says.