Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Banks, Broker-Dealers Poised for a 'Terrific' 2017
By Janet LevauxDick Bove and other analysts are bullish on large financial companies, and their BDs, for a host of reasons.
December 27, 2016
Dow Flirtation With 20,000: A Ceiling or the Santa Claus Rally?Brad McMillan of Commonwealth and Jeff Saut of Raymond James are optimistic over a sustained bull market in 2017, this one driven by actual earnings.
December 27, 2016
U.S. Consumer Confidence Jumps to Highest Level Since 2001Measure of Americans expectations surges to a 13-year high after Trump election; more households expect better economy, labor market in year ahead.
December 22, 2016
How to Invest in an Uncertain Bond MarketIs the bond market pricing in too many Fed rate hikes like it did a year ago?
December 22, 2016
2017 Markets: The Great UnknownInvestment Advisor's Asset Allocation panelists Gary Shilling, Sam Stovall and more deliver their outlooks for the markets and economy in 2017.
December 22, 2016
Dissecting the Donald Trump EffectSo what changes revolutionary or otherwise are in store for advisors and their clients under a Trump administration?
December 22, 2016
Department of Labor’s 2016 by the NumbersA changing administration portends a change in direction, but heres how the DOL did in 2016.
December 22, 2016
The Markets in 2016, and What's Ahead in the New YearWill the Trump Rally continue into 2017 or will it turn out to be a Trump Bubble?"