Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
10 Scariest Retirement Statistics: 2019
By Marlene SatterDebt, stagnant wages, lack of savings and other hair-raising fears are causing financial stress.
October 29, 2019
Beware the Bond Agg, the Most Popular Bond Fund Index: GMOIt makes even less sense than ever in current market conditions, says GMO's Peter Chiappinelli.
October 29, 2019
15 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care: 2019State by state, average nursing home costs may differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, Genworth reports.
October 28, 2019
Execs Worry About a Downturn, but Investors Remain Optimistic: AICPA"Financial pain" has decreased for three quarters this year, the accountants' group says.
October 28, 2019
Who's Doing Better, Who Isn't Ahead of 2020 ElectionAccording to a Bankrate survey, economic experts think most Americans should be better off financially now than in 2017, but most aren't.
October 28, 2019
Merrill Adds 40 Non-BofA Model PortfoliosThe products, from BlackRock, JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton and Natixis, include passive and active funds.
October 28, 2019
Annuities: Love 'em or Hate 'em, Here's What Advisors Should KnowRetirement experts Michael Finke, David Lau, Wade Pfau and David Blanchett weigh in.
October 28, 2019
Morningstar Teams With Millennium Trust on Mutual Funds: Portfolio ProductsAlso, TD Ameritrade adds ESG options to its 529 College Savings Plan.