Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Currency Valuations on the Wane: Searching for Alpha, January 2009
By Ben WarwickIn this treacherous environment, one asset class seems to be the target of central banks - currencies.
January 01, 2009
Nuveen Says It Has 'Positive Momentum'In 2008, Nuveen Investments wrestled with the freeze-up of the auction-rate preferred securities market and sought to restore liquidity at par to preferred shareholders and...
January 01, 2009
The Best ETFs of 2008If you want to know what kind of year 2008 was, all you have to do is look at the lopsided performance of exchange-traded funds...
January 01, 2009
Fixed Income RulesMany funds, fund categories and stock- market indexes have dropped by about 40 percent through December 4, 2008, according to Lipper. The Dow Jones, for...
January 01, 2009
homes and their jobs at an alarming rateA mericans continue to lose their homes and their jobs at an alarming rate. The Bureau of Lab or Statistics reported 1,330 mass layoffs in the third quarter,...
January 01, 2009
In Troubled Times, Give 'Em HopeI have been in your shoes. Everyone is telling you to be positive, to take the initiative and call your clients--but that's the last thing...
January 01, 2009
Americans continue to lose their homes and their jobs at an alarming rateAmericans continue to lose their homes and their jobs at an alarming rate. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,330 mass layoffs in the third...
January 01, 2009
Now Is a Good Time toThese are difficult times for clients and advisors alike, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be taking some specific practice management actions in response. Your Staff....