Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Size Does Matter: Why Morningstar Downgraded Fidelity Contrafund
By Ginger SzalaThe fund may have gotten too many assets and too focused on mega-stocks, which has affected performance.
March 23, 2022
10 Ways to Help Prospects Who Want IncomeThey have questions about your advisory firm. What are the income-producing investment choices you can offer them?
March 23, 2022
Jeremy Grantham: War in Ukraine Means 'Risk Profile for Everybody Has Gone Up'"We have to be prepared for anything. The war bodes very badly for global growth and global trade, and for price increases," he says.
March 22, 2022
11 'Downright Ugly' Retirement Statistics: FidelityMany Americans are worried about the financial ground they've lost on retirement planning during the pandemic.
March 22, 2022
How to Safely Cash In on Your Home Equity WindfallIs it safe to use your home as an ATM, especially as fears of a recession loom? And, if so, what steps should you take?
March 22, 2022
12 States With the Lowest Taxes in AmericaWalletHub looked at four types of taxation: real estate taxes, vehicle property taxes, income taxs, and sales and excise taxes.
March 21, 2022
Don't 'Torpedo' Medicare, Social Security in Retirement Plans: William MeyerRetiree Inc.'s CEO says good intentions can go wrong, such as when a Roth conversion raised a client's Medicare premium, an outcome that "will likely" get the advisor "fire[d]."
March 21, 2022
12 States With the Highest Taxes in America: 2022Taxpayers in the most tax-expensive states pay three times more than those in the cheapest states, according to WalletHub.