Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Alternative Energy Funds Were 2020's Best Performers: Refinitiv Lipper
By Bernice NapachThe sector returned 98.98%, the strongest one-year return in the history of the fund tracker's equity universe.
January 06, 2021
U.S. Capitol in Lockdown, Pence Evacuated as Protesters SurgeProtesters rallying in support of Trump overwhelmed police barriers after the president said he'd "never concede."
January 06, 2021
Why Stocks Are Rallying on Expectations of a Democratic Sweep in GeorgiaBanks and alternative energy stocks are among the gainers following the Senate runoff votes.
January 06, 2021
9 Likely Picks for Biden's Economic TeamWith Democrats taking the Senate, Biden is likely to get most of his nominations approved.
January 05, 2021
Bob Doll's 10 Predictions for 2021Stocks will keep rising despite having "borrowed" some of 2021's returns last year, Nuveen's chief equity strategist says.
January 05, 2021
H&R Block and TurboTax Clients Fume Over Delayed Stimulus Check DepositsCustomers of the tax-prep services took to Twitter to complain they had not gotten their second economic impact payments via direct deposit.
January 05, 2021
GMO's Grantham Warns of 'Epic Bubble.' Goldman Begs to Differ."This bubble will burst in due time, no matter how hard the Fed tries to support it," the legendary investor says, but Goldman sees another year of rapid stock growth.
January 04, 2021
Why Schwab's Kathy Jones Finds Fixed Income FascinatingSchwab's senior VP of fixed income strategy tells ThinkAdvisor her 2021 outlook and how she climbed from English lit major to bond guru.