Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
The Social Security Trust Fund Is Full of IOUs, Right? Wrong.
By Melanie WaddellThe IOU pejorative dates back to the 1930s. Here's how the trust funds really work, according to policy experts.
April 22, 2019
Social Security Trust Fund Set to Go Bust by 2035That's a slight improvement over last year's projection.
April 22, 2019
New App Makes Proxy Voting Easier for Individual Investors: Portfolio ProductsAlso, m+ funds expanded its Defined Outcome Fund menu and MarketAxess launched a suite of U.S. Investment Grade Indexes.
April 22, 2019
Consumer Satisfaction Higher at Digital-Only BanksFIS survey finds 63% of direct-to-consumer bank customers said they were "extremely satisfied."
April 19, 2019
Professional Fund Buyers See a Challenging Year Ahead: NatixisA Natixis poll finds professional fund buyers selectively use alternatives and favor active management.
April 18, 2019
Fears Over Health Stocks Wipe Out $150 Billion in Four DaysUnitedHealth is one of the companies taking a drubbing.
April 18, 2019
Is This the Age of the Active Manager?Active managers have seen a drop in inflows, but that could all change with a bear market, says Morningstar.
April 18, 2019
BlackRock CEO: Equity Under-Investment Could Lead to Market Melt-Up"Despite where the markets are in equities, we have not seen money being put to work," Larry Fink told CNBC.