Economy & Markets
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By Steve Weydert, CFP, MSBehind the Numbers with Sam Stovall As part of former President George W. Bush's tax-cutting packages passed in 2001 and 2003, the tax rate on dividends...
August 29, 2010
Jobs, Other Reports in September Likely to Make Investors GloomyWith reports on jobs, services, and manufacturing in the wings for the month of September, investors are bracing for dark skies ahead.
August 27, 2010
GDP Revised Sharply Downward in Q2; Consumer Sentiment a Bit HigherA revised estimate of second-quarter GDP on Friday, August 27, showed that the economy grew at 1.6% annual pace, down sharply from the government's first estimate of 2.4%.
August 25, 2010
Invesco PowerShares Switches to Fundamental Bond IndexThe Wheaton, Il.-based investment firm changed both the name and the index for PowerShares High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio (PHB).
August 25, 2010
Bull and Bear Treasury Notes Hit the StreetThe new iShares ETNs have annual expenses of 0.75 percent.
August 25, 2010
Bull Market Myths of 2010 ExposedThe simple truth is that the market was ripe for a major correction.
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.