Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
20 Best & Worst States for Working Dads
By Danielle AndrusThe latest study by WalletHub shows which states are good or bad at making life easier for fathers to balance family with work.
June 15, 2016
Life/annuity insurer stocks under pressureLow interest rates and the Department of Labor fiduciary rule are two of several reasons why life/annuity insurers saw their stock prices decline during the first quarter.
June 15, 2016
Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Sees Fewer Rate Hikes for YearFed lowers growth forecasts for year and for longer range, saying weaker data merit close watching.
June 15, 2016
Gundlach Blasts Policies of ‘Zombie Fed,’ Negative RatesHe warns investors to expect no hikes this summer and no Brexit, but a rocky ride, and says negative rates are wrong, wrong, wrong!
June 15, 2016
High-Yield Bonds: Only for Long-Term, Non-Squeamish InvestorsDespite junk bonds risk and volatility, three experts at Morningstar Conference make the case for these long-term cash generators in a portfolio.
June 14, 2016
This is why China now drives the global economyIn recent years, more than 270 million Chinese people have relocated from rural farming communities to crowded cities where manufacturing jobs are abundant.
June 14, 2016
This is why China now drives the global economyIn recent years, more than 270 million Chinese people have relocated from rural farming communities to crowded cities where manufacturing jobs are abundant.
June 14, 2016
Global Investors Sitting on ‘Mountain of Cash’: BofA Merrill SurveyWith cash holdings the highest since 2001, fund managers consider the June 23 Brexit vote the biggest tail risk.