Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Innovation Nation
By Jane Wollman RusoffAmerica is moving from a "brute force" economy to a "brain force" economy, and financial advisors are at the forefront of the shift. So says...
September 13, 2006
Partners Unveil California Dental PlanAssurant Employee Benefits and United Dental Care of California Inc. have joined to introduce 2 prepaid group dental plans for Golden State employers.Assurant Employee Benefits, ...
September 06, 2006
Banks Report Strong Rise In Fund and Annuity IncomeBanks report their fee income from sales of mutual funds and annuities rose 8.6% during the first half of the year over the same period ...
September 03, 2006
Placing DI Coverage In The Medically Impaired MarketI can remember when Cadillacs and Chevrolets were the primary cars of choice, can you? These automobiles seemed to serve most Americans' travel needs very ...
September 01, 2006
SOX Rocks the Market?It's been four years since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) went into effect. Enacted partly in response to the Enron and WorldCom debacles, SOX is universally seen as the most sweeping legislation to affect public accounting since the 1933-34 securities acts. While its reach is enormous, the impact of this sweeping...
September 01, 2006
Asia-Pacific Means More Than JapanJapan has long dominated the economies of what is called the "Asia-Pacific" region. However, in recent years as Japan's economy faltered, the landscape there has...
September 01, 2006
About the ManagerNext year will mark Charlie Johnson's 50th year with Franklin Resources and as manager of the Franklin Income Fund. In 1957 he joined the predecessor...
September 01, 2006
Behind the Numbers, with Richard BernsteinDuring a recent television appearance on Consuelo Mack Wealth Track, Merrill Lynch's chief investment strategiest had some comments both about the equity market and the...