Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gundlach: Post-Election Markets ‘Confused’; Avoid ‘FANG’ Stocks
By Janet LevauxThe DoubleLine CEO says higher rates and inflation are coming, but Trump has no magic wand for economic fixes.
November 15, 2016
SEC’s White: No SEC Fiduciary Rule Coming Before JanuaryIn her final House Financial Services panel testimony, White also said that the agency is still significantly underfunded.
November 15, 2016
Black Swans, Trump’s Victory, DOL Rule: Black Swan Expert ExplainsDr. Renaud Piccinini, a risk authority and black swan expert, discusses Trumps election, risk management and the DOL fiduciary rule.
November 15, 2016
15 U.S. Companies With Lowest Overall Tax Rates: 2016Of the S&P 100 companies, only one is paying a negative overall tax rate and is therefore due a discrete net tax benefit.
November 14, 2016
Mnuchin Said to Be Top Treasury Pick Among Trump AdvisersKey transition members said to suggest ex-Goldman partner; president-elect seen making an announcement later this week.
November 14, 2016
7 Steps Wealthy Are Taking to Reap Trump’s Tax BonanzaEven middle-income Americans are moving to profit in 2016 from lower taxes in the future.
November 14, 2016
Tech Winners, Losers Under Trump AdministrationAfter crashing on the news of Donald Trumps election, the broad stock market partially came back, particularly bank stocks.
November 14, 2016
Trump’s Election Fuels ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Bond Yields, Inflation OutlookYields were already rising before the election but took off afterward, which suggests that investors should rethink their portfolios, strategists say.