Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Fund Flows Reverse; Outflows Top $22 Billion in June: Morningstar
By Bernice NapachMutual funds and ETFs experienced their biggest outflows since August 2015.
July 23, 2018
Why Low-Cost Index Investing Is Not Necessarily Low RiskIndex investors are facing a huge risk that few appreciate, a T. Rowe Price portfolio manager warns.
July 20, 2018
Trump Blasts Fed, Threatens to Put Tariffs on All Chinese GoodsThe president says Fed tightening hurts what administration has done and that China and EU are manipulating their currencies.
July 20, 2018
Emotional Investing: A Counterproductive PathAll of us have fallen prey to our emotions at some point. Here's my story.
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.