Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Answering the Hardest Question in Economics
By Noah SmithDo low interest rates cause inflation, deflation or neither?
August 02, 2016
Wealthy Investors to Reduce UK Exposure Following Brexit VoteAccording to a deVere Group poll of clients, 69% intend to decrease their investment exposure to the U.K. for the remainder of 2016.
August 02, 2016
Clinton vs. Trump: 2 Wildly Different Tax, Economic PlansMoodys economist Mark Zandi analyzes how the candidates plans on taxes, trade and immigration would affect the economy.
August 02, 2016
College Endowments Seen Posting Worst Returns Since 2009Funds with more than $500 million lost 0.73%, Wilshire says; universities set to report fiscal 2016 returns in the fall.
August 02, 2016
Trump Urges 401(k) Holders to Exit Stocks Amid ‘Artificially Low’ RatesCandidate 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
Kleintop: Why Brexit, Terror and a Coup Attempt Aren't Stopping Global StocksAmid myriad geopolitical risks, earnings expectations are rising, Schwab's Jeffrey Kleintop writes.
August 01, 2016
The Real Reason Stocks Are Rising: Searching for Alpha for August 2016Is it fundamentals? No. Is it politics? No. What about momentum? Bingo.
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.