Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gerald Celente: State Lockdowns Are a Destructive Mistake
By Jane Wollman RusoffThe controversial forecaster tells ThinkAdvisor why he thinks "the worst is yet to come" in the virus' economic fallout.
April 24, 2020
Robert Shiller: Why Investors Are Comparing COVID-19 to the Great Depression"This pandemic is generating a lot of scary narratives" that affect investors' behavior, the Nobel prize-winning economist says.
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.