Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Equity Investors Rotate Out of US Into Eurozone: BofA Merrill Survey
By Bernice NapachThe latest BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey shows U.S. equity allocations plunging to lowest level in more than nine years.
April 20, 2017
Mnuchin Says Tax Overhaul Plan Will Still Happen by Year's EndThe Treasury Secretary says tax reform will get done even if health care reform doesn't.
April 20, 2017
Can Earnings Season Help Stocks Avoid an Overdue Correction?That question was just one of many discussed in a recent CFRA webcast "Sell in May, or Will EPS Growth Save the Day?"
April 20, 2017
World’s Best Cities to Launch a Fintech Firm: Deloitte ReportDeloitte published in April an interim report on behalf of the Global FinTech Hubs Federation that measures the fintech environment in 44 cities.
April 19, 2017
Financial Choice Act Hearing Date Is SetRepublicans are eager to work with the President to end and replace the Dodd-Frank mistake, House Financial Services Chair Hensarling said.
April 19, 2017
Ric Edelman Unveils Novel Social Security Supplement PlanEdelmans plan asks the government to set aside a small one-time sum in a trust fund for each child born in the U.S.
April 19, 2017
These 6 Basic Financial Questions Baffled a Third of AmericansGoBankingRates, a personal finance news and features website, conducted a survey that measured respondents knowledge of fundamental financial terminology.
April 18, 2017
Mainland China-Hong Kong Bond Market ConnectWe sat down with Teresa Kong to get a better understanding of the context and implications of the flurry of bond announcements about China and Hong Kong.