Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Why Corporate America Loves Zombie Friday
By John SullivanThe term denotes the workday after a Thursday holiday, when companies like to dump depressing news, hoping youre still sleeping it off from prior festivities and wont notice.
July 03, 2013
More consumers buying via e-mail on mobile devicesEmail-enabled mobile device usage increased by 8 percent since 2012.
July 03, 2013
At Midyear, Bob Doll Judges His Top 10 Predictions for 2013By Bob Doll's own accounting, the Nuveen chief equity strategist got five predictions right and three wrong, and two are still too early to call.
July 02, 2013
When Investing Overseas, Look for Opportunities, and ProtectionWhat's most important in investing overseas on behalf of your clients? Transparency and the rule of law, says Larry Elkin of Palisades Hudson.
July 02, 2013
4 Financial Planning Steps for New American CitizensApropos of the July 4th festivities, much will be new this holiday for recently naturalized U.S. citizens.
July 02, 2013
Viewing Interest Rate Volatility Risk Through an Options LensFor most clients, the objective of fixed income is yield; for others, the goal is to dampen the volatility of their equity portfolio. Options offer the possibility to do both.
July 01, 2013
A Shareholder TwistCambria Investment Management thinks it’s found a better way to invest in dividend paying stocks. The Los Angeles-based investment advisor introduced…
July 01, 2013
Morningstar ’13: Gamma in FocusPossibly the most valuable content at the Morningstar Investment Conference, held June 12-14 in Chicago, is a rather technical session on the subject of…