Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Trump Urges 401(k) Holders to Exit Stocks Amid ‘Artificially Low’ Rates
By Kasia KlimasinskaCandidate tells individual investors to get out of stocks like he did; says his tax, inversions plan will boost GDP growth to more than 4%.
August 01, 2016
E-Trade's OptionsHouse Buy Might Be Right TimingSchwab and TD Ameritrade have already made big options acquisitions that now account for a significant share of their business.
August 01, 2016
Low-Volatility ETFs Are Outperforming but UntestedInvestors are pouring money into low-vol ETFs even though market volatility is down.
August 01, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Additions and Subtractions for Direxion ETFsDirexion announced two new ETFs plus splits for five ETFs that rallied sharply and reverse splits for four that suffered large losses.
July 29, 2016
Why Advisors Should Care Who Clients Follow on TwitterInvestors following social media can quickly form opinions that lead to actions that might not necessarily be to their advantage.
July 29, 2016
10 Best Places for Boomers to Work: FortuneAs older workers stay in the workforce longer, Fortune identifies companies that appeal to boomer workers.
July 29, 2016
It’s Not Just Fees That Hurt Performance of Active ManagementS&P Dow Jones Indices reports that most retail mutual funds underperform their benchmarks even before fees are calculated.
July 29, 2016
Hartford’s Q2 2016 earnings down 48 percent from Q2 2015Hartford CEO Christopher Swift attributed the earnings decline in part to "increasingly aggressive" competition and pressure on investment income from lower interest rates.