Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Alicia Munnell: The Social Security Fix No One Wants
By Jane Wollman RusoffThe influential retirement scholar also talks to ThinkAdvisor about millennials' grim retirement prospects and three crucial pieces of advice for near retirees.
January 29, 2018
Inflation Is No Longer Fixed Income Investors’ Bogeyman: InvescoA majority of investors look forward to moderate growth with little risk of inflation, Invesco reports.
January 29, 2018
Passive Investments Drive Record Fund Flows in 2017: MorningstarMoney flowed into passive U.S. and international equity funds and into taxable bond funds.
January 29, 2018
STOXX Launches AI Index Based On AI Algorithm: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, Amplify ETFs launched a blockchain-based ETF.
January 26, 2018
Personal Financial Satisfaction Hits 24-Year High: AICPAThe bull market and decline in underemployment trump rising inflation in the minds of investors.
January 26, 2018
Tax Reform Causes a Wave of Stock Buybacks. Here’s How Investors Benefit.Companies like Apple are stashing a lot of cash overseas, and investors should reap benefits when that cash is repatriated.
January 26, 2018
15 Worst States for Retirement: 2018These states ranked the lowest on affordability, health and quality of life, according to WalletHub.
January 25, 2018
Quant Strategy Goes Haywire as Panic Buying Overruns StocksThe most liquid stocks are the top performers now, signaling a much more speculative market.