Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
New China: Investing in a Growing Global Leader
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniFifteen years ago, when Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, first visited China, the swath of land across from Shanghais historic waterfront, the Bund, just lay there.
August 21, 2012
NHS Hospitals Urged to Expand OverseasBritain is urging major hospitals in its National Health Service to look beyond the countrys borders and offer foreign governments access to U.K. health services in the quest for profit.
August 20, 2012
Corzine Starting a Hedge Fund? Outrageous, Maybe, but Not UnprecedentedAs the criminal investigation into the former MF Global head is dropped, rumors swirl that he may be starting a hedge fund. He wouldn't be the first disgraced financier to do so.
August 20, 2012
PIMCO’s El-Erian: 5 Reasons Europe Resembles an Unstable HammockEmploying a seasonal metaphor, PIMCO head Mohamed El-Erian compares the situation in Europe to that of an unstable hammock in an effort to explain what has, and most likely will, happen.
August 20, 2012
Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 6: Global, EM Bond FundsAdvisor Mike Patton shares the results of his own research that yields his favorite mutual funds in the global and emerging market bond space.
August 17, 2012
Facebook Shares Hit New LowFacebook Inc.'s IPO woes continued Thursday, as imposed lockup deadline expired, allowing early investors to sell their shares.
August 17, 2012
Road to retirement shouldn’t be paved with stocksAdvisors should be instructing clients to work longer, cut spending and use a reverse mortgage, according to a new study.
August 17, 2012
Road to retirement shouldn’t be paved with stocksAdvisors should be instructing clients to work longer, cut spending and use a reverse mortgage, according to a new study.