Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Why Low-Cost Index Investing Is Not Necessarily Low Risk
By Bernice NapachIndex investors are facing a huge risk that few appreciate, a T. Rowe Price portfolio manager warns.
July 19, 2018
Americans With Advisors Are More Confident in Their Financial Security: Northwestern MutualStudy results also showed Americans who work with financial advisors demonstrate higher levels of retirement readiness.
July 19, 2018
Index Funds Are Going to Be Just FineInflows have slowed? Actively managed funds would like to have that problem.
July 19, 2018
It's Just the Stock Market. Please Calm Down.I've been in the markets for almost 20 years, and I've never seen such a hostile relationship between stock market bulls and bears.
July 18, 2018
Fund Managers Are Getting Really Worried About a Trade War: Merrill"Equity allocation has fallen notably while growth and profit expectations have slumped," Merrill's chief investment strategist said.
July 18, 2018
Trump's Tax Cut Hasn't Done Anything for WorkersWages were supposed to rise. Instead, they've fallen.
July 17, 2018
Fed's Powell Says Trade Barriers Threaten Wages and GrowthA inversion might change the Fed's plan for rate hikes.
July 17, 2018
Bank of America's Trump Bump Has Begun to FadeTax cuts and deregulation were supposed to do more than this.