Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Lincoln launches new lifetime product
By Staff WriterLincoln Financial Group has launched an optional benefit rider, Lincoln Lifetime Income Advantage. The rider offers several features to provide more flexibility and control for...
Why is the stock market going up?
Greenspan's irrational apathy
May 28, 2008
A really weird trend of the weekIn what can only be described as a sign of the times, Goldman Sachs suffered its first decline in year-over-year earnings in 11 quarters and...
May 28, 2008
Green, for lack of a better word, is goodNo longer strictly for the patchouli-scented investors, green is now mainstream. Advisors who are skeptical of green efficiencies and marketplace potential should think again. According to...
May 28, 2008
Boomer savings plans47% - Percent of boomers covered by a defined benefit plan. 50% - Percent of people born in 1946 who have a 401(k) or...
May 28, 2008
The trouble with quantsFinancial Times' John Authers is blogging from a quant conference in Vancouver as managers and analysts try to figure out just what the hell went...
May 28, 2008
Are you profiting from global strife?Last year's predictions by "experts" of a $100 barrel had us skeptical. More hype than sound analysis, we thought. Boy, were we wrong. Oil surged...
May 23, 2008
AIG Raises More Capital Than ExpectedAmerican International Group Inc. says strong demand helped it overcome investment market turmoil and raise more capital than it had expected.AIG, New York, says it ...
May 23, 2008
CFOs: Benefits Costs Scarier Than Energy CostsMany corporate chief financial officers expect their companies to do better over the next few months but predict the economy will weaken.Researchers at Grant Thornton ...