Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Franklin Templeton Adds Active ETF Offerings: Portfolio Products
By Jeff BermanAlso, AQR introduces a new mutual fund.
June 12, 2020
Prep Your Practice Now for Future Market VolatilityIn the coming decade, potential clients will ask how you responded to the turmoil surrounding this pandemic.
June 11, 2020
How an Advisor Saved a Winemaker From Disappointing His WorkersKarin Alvarado of New Aspect Financial Services also tells ThinkAdvisor about helping a foster care facility avoid layoffs.
June 11, 2020
Self-Directed 401(k) Balances Down 14% in Q1: SchwabMeanwhile, fractional shares are now available in Schwab brokerage accounts.
June 10, 2020
Fed Indicates No Change in Interest Rates Through 2022Chairman Jerome Powell repeated that the Fed will do whatever it takes to support the economy.
June 10, 2020
Gundlach: Stocks Headed for Trouble; Fed Could Bend Yield CurveMeanwhile, the Fed could institute "hyper-hyper QE" and also "yield curve control," he said.
June 10, 2020
Fees Keep Falling as Cheapest Funds Gobble Assets: MorningstarThe savings investors receive from favoring lower cost funds accrues to billions of dollars over time.
June 10, 2020
Ric Edelman Warns of Long-Term Pandemic ImpactBe prepared for further stock drops and continued high unemployment until a vaccine is developed, he says.