Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Unemployment is worse than you think
By Staff WriterAt 9.7 percent, the U.S. experienced the highest unemployment rate in 1982 since the Great Depression. Is it that bad today? The official February 2009 rate...
March 13, 2009
Investors, Advisors Rate Possible RescuersAdvisors may have somewhat more faith in the U.S. Treasury Department than high-net-worth clients do.
March 10, 2009
2008 - 'The year that wiped out wealth'Equity, fixed income and asset allocation fund investors experienced average annual losses for all time periods except the longest (20-year) time frame, according to DALBAR's...
March 03, 2009
Check Out Our New NU Web ExclusivesTake a look at these new articles posted exclusively on the Web on our newly designed site.
March 03, 2009
Experts: Not a Great Depression, but a Great RecessionIt may not be another Great Depression, but leading economists agree the current downturn is indeed a Great Recession. Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics and...
March 02, 2009
A Mea Culpa, With Attitude, From Warren BuffettAnnual shareholder letter suggests economic woes will last through 2009, and "probably well beyond"
March 02, 2009
Success, with Strings: Searching for Alpha, March 2009What's the best way to play the eventual recovery? If you're Warren Buffett, the answer is (mostly) shunning common stock in favor of higher tiers of the capital structure.
March 01, 2009
The opportunity of a lifetime (part 2)Our customers' investments will have less-impressive returns in the future. We can help them achieve better results. Reducing or eliminating income taxes will maximize the net benefit of their investments. Income tax planning is beneficial