Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Is Your Broker-Dealer a Doomsday Prepper?
By Jon HenschenYour BD's readiness, or lack thereof, to handle a bear market can affect you in many ways.
March 10, 2020
How Selling Into a Market Rout Can Ruin Retirement SavingsSome of the best trading days occur near the worst ones, J.P. Morgan Asset Management says.
March 10, 2020
FINRA Starts Reporting Data on Treasury Securities Trading VolumeMaking Treasury aggregate statistics available every week will add more transparency to the marketplace, it says.
March 10, 2020
What Advisors Can Do in Risky MarketsRiskalyze co-founder Mike McDaniel tells ThinkAdvisor how advisors can grow in times of volatility.
March 10, 2020
Trump Asks for Payroll Tax Holiday Through Election: ReportDemocrats and Social Security advocates warned against cutting the tax.
March 10, 2020
How Big a Market Drop Does It Take to Spook Retirement Investors?MagnifyMoney surveyed investors to see when, or if, they would sell their stocks in a falling market.
March 09, 2020
Jeremy Siegel Is 'Not Convinced We Can Prevent a Recession'Dividend stocks are "the new bonds" and long-term bonds are "the new gold," the Wharton professor says.
March 09, 2020
Trump Floats Payroll Tax Cut to Bolster Economy After Market PlungeTrump said that he plans to announce "very dramatic" actions to support the economy Tuesday afternoon.