Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
FPA in China: Learning How to Build Trust in a Private Society
By Susan Kendall, CPA/PFS, CFPIn China financial planning is done through CFPs at banks, but cultural differences around privacy and intimacy pose challenges for Chinese financial planners.
May 27, 2011
MGM China IPO Raises $1.5 BillionPansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino king Stanley Ho, outpaced her father near the top of Asia's billionaire list with the IPO of MGM China, a Macau casino she co-owns with MGM Resorts International.
May 26, 2011
FPA in China: Why It Matters for Investors, Clients and, Most Important, AdvisorsAnswers to questions about the world's second largest economy from advisors on the ground in China.
May 26, 2011
Luxury Is on the Rise in ChinaChinese consumer spending is amazing global luxury goods makers and dealers and bolstering their bottom lines.
May 26, 2011
China Gold Demand Seen Outpacing Domestic ProductionChina's largest state-owned gold miner says demand will increase acquisitions of the precious metal at a heightened pace over the next three years.
May 26, 2011
'Time to Rebalance' Portfolios, Says Vanguard's Philips: Weekend InterviewTo gauge the various factors influencing international markets today and where the best investing opportunities are, AdvisorOne spoke with Chris Philips, senior analyst in the investment strategy group at Vanguard.
May 25, 2011
Capital Markets Moves: RGA, UnitedHealthReinsurance Group of America Inc. is issuing $400 million in senior secured notes.
May 25, 2011
Affluent Investors More Confident Than Millionaires: SpectremAffluent investors’ confidence passed that of millionaires for the first time since April 2008, according to Spectrem Group President George H. Walper Jr.