Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gold's Path to $1,400 Seen Cleared by Dollar Slump, Equity Fears
By Ranjeetha PakiamThe yellow metal has climbed more than 8% since mid-December to over $1,365 an ounce.
January 24, 2018
Morningstar’s Fund Managers of the Year: 2017The awards are given in four major categories: domestic stock, international stock, fixed income and allocation/alternatives.
January 23, 2018
Senate Confirms Jerome Powell as New Fed ChairPowell is a sitting Fed governor and will succeed Janet Yellen when her term as chair ends Feb. 3.
January 23, 2018
Are There Enough ETFs? Josh Brown, Others Weigh InExperts from SSGA, Ritholtz Wealth and CLS Investments discuss the future of exchange-traded funds.
January 23, 2018
5 Reasons New Tax Law Won’t Boost Stocks in Long Term: JPMorgan’s KellyBut alpha awaits those who can quickly and accurately assess the new hands that companies have just been dealt, strategist David Kelly says.
January 23, 2018
El-Erian: Time to Choose a ‘Better Place’ or Possible RecessionGlobal markets are experiencing synchronized growth, Allianz economist Mohamed El-Erian says at Inside ETFs, but a change in direction is coming, for better or worse.
January 23, 2018
Top 15 Best States for Retirement: 2018WalletHub mined more than a dozen data sources to rank states on affordability, health and quality of life.
January 22, 2018
Top Performing Active Funds Can’t Seem to Stay on TopThe latest S&P Persistence Scorecard shows that less than 1% of top-quartile funds are likely to remain on top after five years.