Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Invesco PowerShares Switches to Fundamental Bond Index
By Simon Maierhofer, Simon MaierhoferThe Wheaton, Il.-based investment firm changed both the name and the index for PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio (PHB).
August 23, 2010
Stocks, Munis Have Best 'Real' Returns Over Long-Term, Thornburg Study FindsCommon stocks and municipal bonds have had the highest long-term "real" returns for taxable accounts over the last 30 years, according to an annual study by Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg) released Monday, August 23.
August 23, 2010
Fed Official Says 'Too Big to Fail' Threatens Community BanksThomas Hoenig, president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, that the long-term health of community banks is being strangled by the market's, and the government's, policy of "too big to fail" toward big banks.
August 22, 2010
White Paper: Buy-and-Hold Has Failed; Dividends PreferableAccording to a white paper released by WBI Investments, "The Unconventional Dividend Based Investment Approach," the strategy touted so much over the years to investors to buy and hang onto stocks within their portfolios is no longer valid
August 22, 2010
Small Investors Fleeing Stocks as Bond Prices SoarInvestors are pulling out of stock mutual funds in droves, though foreign stock funds are still attracting cash.
August 20, 2010
How a Top Advisor Uses Muni BondsA conversation about mutual fund investing for tax-free income with Erik F. Miller CFP, ChFC, CASL with CMC Advisers LLC in Portland, Ore.
August 18, 2010
Vanguard's New Target Date Fund Takes Aim at Gen Y'ersGen Y investors will be able to take advantage of Vanguard's latest offering, the Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund.
August 18, 2010
Sic transit JapanChina is now the world's No. 2 economy. We are still No. 1 and will probably be so for a decade or two.