Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Time to Exit Market, Warn El-Erian, Rosenberg, Kotlikoff
By Gil WeinreichPIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian is one of many prominent names voicing a deep skepticism of the stock market, suggesting the time to exit risky assets is at hand.
May 22, 2013
FINRA Inks Deal With Direct Edge, Gains Oversight of 90% of Equity Trading VolumeFINRA announced Wednesday that Direct Edge, the third-largest stock exchange operator in the U.S., has made a deal with FINRA to provide market surveillance services on behalf of Direct Edge's two licensed stock exchanges.
May 21, 2013
What It Means to Be an AdvisorAn outspoken group of top advisors convened at the Curian Conference in Chicago to sound off on everything from the political climate to women as a niche market to retirement income and behavior, and more.
May 21, 2013
Economically, could Obama be America's best president?Things were looking pretty bleak in 2009. Now even the safest indices have seen a 250 percent return.
May 20, 2013
Pakistan’s New Leader Heartens InvestorsNawaz Sharifs victory in the recent Pakistani general election sent out a wave of optimism and hope, but Pakistans prime minister-elect has his work cut out for him.
May 20, 2013
Matthews Asia Joins Frontier RushWere seeing certain markets that are at the same point China was 20 years ago, a Matthews portfolio manager said.
May 20, 2013
Bond Investors Must Prepare for Rate Spike: SEC’s WalterAt the FINRA conference, the former SEC chairwoman said that she continues to be disturbed by how the SEC has ignored the fixed-income market.
May 17, 2013
Where are the Financial Geniuses?Research Affiliates says firms seeking to find patterns of mispricing must encourage the critical evaluation of nonconformist ideas.