Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Colombia-Themed ETF Comes to Market
By Staff WriterNew York-based Global X Management Company has just introduced the GlobalX/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia ETF (GXG).
February 12, 2009
Six standards of client communication in a downturnQ. How do you develop meaningful ways to connect with clients - in good times and in bad? A. Thirty percent of consumers in the U.S....
February 09, 2009
At TD Ameritrade Conference, a Feisty and Surprisingly Upbeat CrowdNo one can say that advisors who custody their clients' assets with TD Ameritrade Institutional don't feel comfortable expressing their feelings--pro and con
February 07, 2009
Earnings: MetLife, Pru, OthersMajor U.S. life and health insurers have published a series of sobering earnings releases this week.
February 03, 2009
Principal Launches Eighth Benefits ContestA Midwestern insurer is looking for for 10 small and midsize employers that are doing a good job sailing their benefits programs through the economic storm.
February 02, 2009
More Barometric Folly: Searching for Alpha, February 2009With the first month of the year showing horrendous losses for nearly every size and valuation segment of the market, the bear growl of the so-called "January Barometer" can hardly be contained.
February 02, 2009
SOA Creates Doctoral StipendThe Society of Actuaries will pay $20,000 per academic year to some actuaries or would-be actuaries who are pursuing doctoral degrees and want to teach in North America.
February 01, 2009
'No Free Lunch' with BondsAfter a strong first quarter start (+2.17 percent), the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index fell 1.02 percent in the second quarter and followed that...