Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
VIX Fund Blowups Spur Regulators to Hunt for Potential Misconduct
By Ben Bain, Matt RobinsonThe SEC and CFTC are reviewing trading since Feb. 5, when volatility started to spike and short VIX funds plummeted.
February 20, 2018
ETF Veteran Goes Crypto, Predicting Multitrillion-Dollar MarketMatt Hougan is leaving his Inside ETFs CEO position for Bitwise Asset Management, which develops cryptocurrency funds and indexes.
February 20, 2018
Morgan Stanley Says Stock Slide Was Appetizer for Real DealAppetizer, not the main course, is how the banks strategists described the correction of late January to early February.
February 20, 2018
Future Retirees Will Be More Vulnerable to Market Shocks: CRRRetirees financial fragility increases as they depend more on financial assets for income, the Center for Retirement Research reports.
February 19, 2018
Inside the $700 Billion (and Growing) Bond-Bull Empire in NewarkPrudentials bond unit is taking a stay calm and carry on view on rates.
February 19, 2018
12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q4 Earnings, 2017The quarter's results for many firms included one-time charges related to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.
February 16, 2018
5 Key Tax Issues for Families in New Tax LawThe Tax Act makes a number of changes that may be significant for taxpayers who support children or other dependents.
February 16, 2018
IMF Warns Trump’s Tax Overhaul Fueling Global ‘Race to the Bottom’IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says other countries are beginning to cut their taxes to stay competitive.