Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
5 Summer Investment Tips From T. Rowe Price
By Joyce HansonT. Rowe Price offers advice to investors in this summer of strangely moody market conditions.
August 01, 2012
Reid, Boehner Reach Short-Term Spending DealThe top Republican and Democrat on Capitol Hill have announced an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30.
August 01, 2012
Market ‘Convexity’ Makes Stocks a Tough Short—Searching for Alpha for August 2012A stock rally could drown the water-treading short-sellers.
July 31, 2012
What’s your Net Promoter Score?If you dont know what your clients think of you, you will never get a referral.
July 31, 2012
DIAs: Planting Their Roots in Fertile Soil for GrowthAt a time when many life insurers are scaling back or eliminating product guarantees because their balance sheets are strained, many advisors will be heartened to learn that one product boasting an attractive combination of guaranteed income, high rate of return and tax advantages is becoming more widely available: the...
July 31, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross: ‘The Cult of Equity Is Dying’Bill Gross is causing quite a stir (again). The chairman of PIMCO wrote in his August commentary that, going forward, investors will not experience the annual 6.6% real return on equities that they have seen since 1912.
July 31, 2012
Popular Company, Unpopular Stock: What's Wrong With Facebook?Facebook needs to address its growth issue and its business model.
July 31, 2012
SEC Wants More Power Over Muni Bond MarketThe 165-page report asks Congress for sweeping reforms, focusing on two key areas of concern: disclosure and market structure