Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Junk Bond Risk Gives Actively Managed ETFs a Boost
By Joyce HansonAs ETF investors wake up to the fact that higher interest rates wouldnt be good for their bond investments, they're seeking help from active managers in the high-yield junk space.
February 20, 2013
Growing Workforce? Shrinking Job Market? Fed Adviser Finds Silver LiningYoud think a larger labor force with no jobs would be a problem. But in the long term it could be a good thing, according to a Fed policy adviser.
February 20, 2013
Peter Schiff: Currency War Objective Is to ‘Kill Yourself’The outspoken head of Euro Pacific Capital is at it again, noting one major reason a currency war is unlike a conventional war.
February 19, 2013
Calls for Crowdfunding Rules Grow LouderCrowdfunding advocates, small businesses and venture capitalists held an all-day vigil in Washington Tuesday to push for action on crowdfunding rules.
February 19, 2013
Obama Blasts ‘Meat Cleaver’ Cuts as Simpson, Bowles Release New PlanWith little time left until the $85 billion in sequestration cuts take effect, President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Tuesday to avert the brutal cuts.
February 17, 2013
Gold Is Political, Platinum Industrial, Diamonds Are ForeverPolitics and the economy are facets in the allure of the precious; investors beware.
February 15, 2013
What Do We Do as the Rich Get Richer?During the 2009-2011 economic recovery, the richest Americans captured all of the economys income gainsand then some, new research shows.
February 15, 2013
Why being a quitter is a good sign for the economyMore employees quit their jobs for a better one in December since the start of the Great Recession.