Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
The Advisor and the Quant: How Should Advisors Prep for a Crash?
By Joe Elsasser, Ron PiccininiIn this new series, Joe Elsasser and Ron Piccinini offer two perspectives on advisors' questions.
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 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.
January 22, 2018
TD Ameritrade Extends Trading Hours for Some ETFsA dozen ETFs can now be traded overnight via limit orders only, and the number is expected to expand.
January 22, 2018
Gary Shilling, Famed Bubble Detector, Urges Caution on StocksIn a wide-ranging interview with ThinkAdvisor, Shilling discusses Trump's biggest accomplishment and why he thinks the Fed is clueless.