Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
With FutureAdvisor, BlackRock Seeks to Compete With Schwab, Vanguard
By Bernice NapachBlackRock says its robo offering provides advisory firms, wealth managers and banks a credible way to take on Schwab and Vanguard.
June 14, 2016
Fed Rate Hike: Not June, Not Likely July, More Likely SeptemberThe Federal Reserve has been stripped of an opportunity, says Timothy Duy.
June 13, 2016
Credit Card Debt Soars, Pushes Past Pre-Recession Levels: CardHubCardHub is projecting that Americans will end 2016 with roughly $1 trillion in outstanding balances for the first time ever.
June 13, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Franklin Templeton's First Strategic Beta ETFsHow Franklin Templeton hopes to outperform benchmark MSCI global and international indexes with its first suite of strategic beta ETFs.
June 13, 2016
Puerto Rico Debt Law Nixed by Court, Leaving Congress in ChargeThe U.S. Supreme Court, siding with investors, ruled that Puerto Rico's public utilities cannot restructure their bonds in order to avoid default.
June 13, 2016
Green Bonds: A Surging Market for Socially Responsible InvestingThe green bond market could double in size this year, boosted by issuance from China and U.S. corporations like Apple.
June 13, 2016
Investments in Commodity, Fixed Income ETFs Hit Record HighIn May, U.S.-listed funds gathered net inflows of $3.3 billion, with the biggest gainers commodity ETFs/ETPs.
June 13, 2016
Silicon Valley’s Audacious Plan to Create a New Stock ExchangeThe author of The Lean Startup and his team are in early talks with the SEC.