Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Expect Surge in Emerging Markets, but Beware Trump Trade Risks
By Emily ZulzEmerging markets' accelerated growth is expected to pick up steam in 2017.
December 19, 2016
A Better Theory to Explain Financial BubblesAnswering this question is hugely important, not just for peoples pensions and retirement, but for the whole economy.
December 19, 2016
How Trump has changed the 2017 outlookPresident-elect Donald Trump has given the world ample reason for concern about what the new year might look like. So far, though, financial markets appear to be assuming that everything will be awesome.
December 18, 2016
Is There Still Time to Make Money in Oil?Or is all the good news about production cuts already baked into oil-related asset prices?
December 16, 2016
More Evidence That Passive Beats Active Among Mutual FundsThe latest S&P Persistence Scorecard shows that few actively managed funds remain at the top of their game three and five years later.
December 15, 2016
Bob Doll: ‘Trump Rally’ Hides Market RisksInvestors are focusing on the positives and ignoring the negatives, according to Nuveen's chief equity strategist.
December 15, 2016
Michael Lewis’ Portrait of Two Men Who Changed the WorldLewis book on Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman is an introduction to behavioral economics thinly disguised as a biography of its two protagonists.
December 15, 2016
Raymond James Adds 2 Teams; Wells Fargo Nabs Breakaways: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, LPL Financial attracts affiliated advisors from rival IBDs, as RBC hires a longtime Merrill advisor with long career at Merrill Lynch.