Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
How Supplemental Disability Insurance Can Protect High-Income Workers
By Lynn DumaisRecent economic events have made employees more aware than ever of their financial vulnerability.
March 11, 2010
Actively Managed Global Fund Alternative to IndexesAs wealth managers seek to diversify clients' portfolios with allocations abroad, fund companies are adding vehicles that may provide easy access to non-U.S. markets.
March 03, 2010
The best investor of all time?In Money (actually the Money Investor's Guide 2010's Professional User's Guide, which comes free to FPA members with added information), there is information from The Elements of Investing by Burton C. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis (Wiley, 2010).
March 02, 2010
Home Values Of Seniors May Be On Rebound: StudyAverage home values for older Americans appear to have halted their slide after remaining flat or falling for 7 straight quarters, according to Golden Gateway Financial.
March 01, 2010
Economic BriefsSure, equities have had a nice run. But it may not be time to trim, yet.
March 01, 2010
Bonds: Strong in '09, Volatile in '10Lipper's latest data show that most bond groups are in positive territory for the first month of 2010. In the beginning few weeks of the year,...
March 01, 2010
Land of Milk and MoneyIn their recent book, Start-Up Nation, Dan Senor and Saul Singer argue that one of the main reasons Israel has had such success in starting...
February 28, 2010
Do you plan to stay with your current advisor for the foreseeable future?I'm looking to make a change. The current advisor took us to the cleaners when the economy failed.