Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Judging the IRS
By Gil WeinreichA wave of scandal has enveloped the U.S. government. The administration—at what level of seniority is not yet known—appears to have used the…
July 01, 2013
At Midyear, Where Can Advisors Find Diversification?—Searching for Alpha for July 2013Midway through 2013, gold is down and rates are rising. Investors' perceptions are changing, and as for the stock market...
July 01, 2013
Nervous Global Markets but a Calm VIX: Where Do We Stand?Investors and businesses may have learned their lessons in 2008-2009, but what about the "Lords of Liquidity?"
June 29, 2013
A Surprising Opportunity for Possible YieldBank loan funds have "no upside," says Mark Okada of Highland Capital, so why are they so appealing?
June 28, 2013
3 Bearish Factors That Could Set China on FireChinese business leaders and officials may try to spread the blame for their diminishing fortunes, but they have become their own worst enemies.
June 28, 2013
Why Americans are eating fewer hot dogsPeople arent eating fewer hot dogs considered the idea recession foodstuff because of the economy.
June 28, 2013
China's 'shadow banking' and how it threatens the economyLast week was a wild ride for Chinas economy.
June 28, 2013
Why Axel Merk Owns GoldBecause the road to hell a road stretching from the Fed to the Eurozone to the U.K. to Japan is paved with good intentions, he says.