Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investor Alert: Latvia to Become Newest Eurozone Member
By Marlene Y. SatterFar from breaking up, the Eurozone is on the verge of welcoming a new member. The news is good press for the Eurozone, after so many bad headlines.
June 13, 2013
12 points that will make or break your disability saleProducers can close more disability sales simply by heeding these dozen steps.
June 13, 2013
12 points that will make or break your disability saleProducers can close more disability sales simply by heeding these dozen steps.
June 12, 2013
Market Holds Rally, Investors Don’t Show UpYou dont get too many chances to get over 100% gain without inflation after only four years, said one analyst at the Morningstar Investment Conference, where panelists lamented investors' lack of discipline since the financial crisis.
June 12, 2013
Finke Says Jump in Rates No Panacea for Savers, Retirees: Live Blog, Day 1Perusing some investment literature in the Morningstar conference's lonely press room, I see an old retirement report and a conflicting story in today's Journal that prompts me to call up Michael Finke to sort it out.
June 12, 2013
Japan’s Swoon Doesn’t Affect Our Short-Term OutlookThe old adage sell in May and go away revolves around the belief that the markets experience higher growth from November to April.
June 12, 2013
MSRB Warns Investors, BDs About Sequestration’s Impact on Direct-Pay BondsThe MSRB warned investors Wednesday to be aware of the terms of certain types of direct-pay municipal bonds to better understand any potential impact the federal sequestration has on them.
June 11, 2013
Are good intentions bad for advanced economies?The success of Western economies is now imperiled because of increasing disincentives to allocate resources rationally.