Economy & Markets
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Fannie Mae Reports Steep Loss, Requests $8.4 Billion Bailout
By John SullivanDeficit narrows in first quarter when compared with Q4 2009
May 09, 2010
The Market Swoon and Greek Contagion--One Advisor's ResponseAnytime the markets react as violently as they did last week my mind switches to high alert. I tune in to see what may be...
May 04, 2010
LPL Financial Releases First Yearly Results of Current Conditions IndexLPL Financial Corp., the largest independent broker-dealer in the U.S., released the first one-year update on the performance of its Current Conditions
May 04, 2010
U.S. Stocks Fall More Than 2%; European Markets TumbleBy Christine Hauer (C) 2010 The New York Times The euro fell sharply on Tuesday and major indexes in Europe and the United States tumbled as the...
May 02, 2010
LPL Financial's Current Conditions Index Suggests Slow Growth AheadAdvisor-oriented index uses 10 key indicators to give 'true' health of economy
May 01, 2010
Risky Funds DominateFund strategies of all types in the taxable-fixed income arena posted positive gains for the first quarter in 2010 and were led by the riskiest...
May 01, 2010
Asset AllocationAn economic recovery is at last underway in Gail Dudack's estimation, as evidenced by what she calls the first signs of job creation. "That's always...
May 01, 2010
Does Revenue Weighting Work?After touching market lows on March 9th, 2009, major stock indexes were on an absolute tear until early May. And certain ETFs that weight...