Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Growing Amid Turbulence
By Staff WriterInvesting in your own backyard may be easy enough, but what about investing in backyards around the globe? One way to do this is with...
September 01, 2009
The Leveling RecessionEconomists often derive ironclad "laws of economics" from very small samples of data observed over a very short time period. Remember the Phillips curve, which...
September 01, 2009
The Shape of Things to ComeThere have been lots of headlines recently about an emerging economic recovery. July unemployment ticked down to 9.4 percent from 9.5 percent, as the economy...
September 01, 2009
Annuity Analytics: How Much to Allocate to Annuities?If a client asked you how much of her retirement nest egg should be allocated to risky stocks versus safe bonds, I presume you'd...
August 27, 2009
Positive Economic Indicators IncreaseWhile there probably aren't a lot of people singing "happy days are here again," yet, there have been a number of encouraging signs in the recent economic news.
August 27, 2009
BHC Security Broker Income Up SharplySecurities brokerage income for bank holding companies reached almost $6.9 billion in first quarter 2009, up 45% from $4.7 billion in first quarter 2008.
August 27, 2009
BHC Security Broker Income Up SharplySecurities brokerage income for bank holding companies reached almost $6.9 billion in first quarter 2009, up 45% from $4.7 billion in first quarter 2008.
August 26, 2009
Is the Worst Really Over?The recent batch of news hasn't been good - just less bad than expected. But is it good enough to assume that the worst is really over?