Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
31% Cut in Social Security Benefits Needed by 2031: CBO
By Bernice NapachAn earlier report from the Social Security Trust Fund projected a 21% cut in benefits beginning in 2034 if the status quo remains.
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?"
December 22, 2016
Napoleon Is Dead! Wait, That's a Stock-Market Scam.Financial markets have been dealing with hoaxes, frauds and fake news for a long time. The wrong response can be costly.
December 21, 2016
Climate Change Is Real: The Investing ImplicationsWe can avoid arguing about the causes of climate change and simply put our money to work in companies that deal with the consequences.