Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Retirement Savers Kept Saving in Q1: Fidelity
By Michael S. FischerIRA openings increased 36% in Q1, Fidelity reports.
April 24, 2020
Kotlikoff Weighs In: Should Cash-Strapped Seniors Claim Social Security Early?The economist and Social Security expert talks to ThinkAdvisor about the best ways to get cash now and how to reopen the economy.
April 24, 2020
Fed Ends Limits on Withdrawals and Transfers From Savings AccountsThe new interim final rule gives depositors greater access to funds they may urgently need now.
April 24, 2020
7 Programs That Got $881B in Rescue Aid (So Far)From airlines to small businesses, here's where money in the CARES Act has been spent.
April 23, 2020
House Passes Small-Business Loan Funding BillSen. Ben Cardin said new PPP loans could be available "as early as tomorrow."
April 23, 2020
Why Gold Will Continue to Rally: AnalystsBofA analysts forecast $3,000 an ounce in 18 months, up from $1,750 currently.
April 23, 2020
Americans' Financial Satisfaction Takes Biggest Drop Since 2009And that's largely before the pandemic took hold on the economy, according to AICPA.
April 23, 2020
Motif's Shutdown Seen as 'Tip of the Iceberg'Consultant Doug Fritz expects 20% of fintech firms to be wiped off the map.