Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gary Shilling: U.S. Economy Is Doomed Without Consumer Spending
By Gary ShillingThe U.S. economic outlook is in the hands of households, and their purchasing power is falling.
April 01, 2022
Jeffrey Levine: Delay Social Security Benefits as Long as You CanDelayed claiming is just one of Buckingham Wealth's recommendations to fight inflation, its chief planning officer tells ThinkAdvisor.
March 31, 2022
Debate: Should the Freeze on Student Loan Payments Be Extended Again?Two professors discuss extending the freeze on student loan payments for a sixth time given current economic conditions.
March 31, 2022
10 Metro Areas Where Young Women Earn More Than Young MenWhile women overall earn 82% of what men make, the gap is smaller among workers under 30.
March 31, 2022
Liz Ann Sonders: 3 Indicators Advisors Should Watch NowThe Fed is likely to front-load rate hikes, Schwab's chief investment strategist says.
March 31, 2022
Joe Boyle: Commodities and TIPS Can't Smooth Inflation AwayHartford Funds' fixed income product manager sizes up a retirement saver's enemy.
March 31, 2022
Wade Pfau: TIPS and Annuities Good Bets When Inflation Is HighChanging the Social Security COLA index to CPI-E from CPI-W, the professor says, is "not a pressing need."
March 31, 2022
UBS, Envestnet and iCapital Launch Alternatives Exchange: Tech RoundupAlso, eMoney Advisor adds white labeling to its Incentive financial wellness app.