Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Pension Funded Status at Highest Level Since August 2011
By Danielle AndrusPension funded status rose to more than 76% in February after five consecutive months of equities rallies, BNY Mellon reported on Friday.
March 05, 2012
China Cuts 2012 Growth TargetChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has set the country's growth target for 2012 at an eight-year low of 7.5% as he seeks to boost consumer demand within the nation and reduce reliance on external markets.
March 05, 2012
Myanmar May Float CurrencyResource-rich Myanmar may be about to undo one of the financial holdovers of 50 years of military rule: it could be preparing to decouple the kyat from the International Monetary Funds special drawing rightsa 35-year-long restriction that kept the official exchange rate at about 6.4 kyat to the dollar.
March 02, 2012
Discipline, Balance and an Increasing Dividend: Keys to a Retail REIT’s SuccessDiscipline and balance: These are the key principles behind the strategy at Federal Realty Investment Trust, a REIT that specializes in high-quality retail properties.
March 02, 2012
Fellow Advisors, All Your Models Are ‘Garbage’: John MauldinAfter the developed world, and eventually even the U.S., deleverages, asset allocation models can be brought back. Is France the next Greece, or is it Japan?
March 02, 2012
David Stockman: Time to Eat BroccoliReagan's budget director says we should means test Medicare and Social Security -- and let the 2001 tax cuts expire.
March 01, 2012
Going Small With Our Neighbor to the NorthMaintaining diversification in an international portfolio has not been an easy job over the last few years.
March 01, 2012
Everything Old is New AgainI recently received an email from an advisor who took issue with much of the premise behind my November 2011 Investment Advisor column: Not Your Fathers Commodity Investments.