Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Markets Can't Hide From This Election
By Alexei BayerThe financial world's calm amid political turmoil will not last.
March 25, 2016
10 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: 2015 EarningsThe top four firms on this list posted huge earnings gains year over year, while profits shrank for the bottom five.
March 25, 2016
8 reasons why investors face roller-coaster marketsRisk assets such as stocks, corporate bonds and bank loans have been trading in a wide and volatile range, taking investors on a roller-coaster ride.
March 25, 2016
Bernanke Offers an ‘Exotic’ Way for the Fed to Address the Next SlowdownEducating the public and market participants about more-radical monetary policy alternatives might help ensure that those alternatives are never needed, the former Fed chairman writes.
March 25, 2016
The Fed’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Effect on the S&P 500: GMOAccording to GMO, FOMC days, regardless of the action announced, account for 25% of total real returns since 1984.
March 24, 2016
If You're Over 65, You Should Love the FedIf low interest rates have posed a challenge for seniors, why then have they done relatively well in terms of consumption and income?
March 24, 2016
BlackRock Turns Bullish on U.S. StocksBlackRock noted the staying power of the U.S. economy, expectations for future growth and stronger than expected inflation.
March 23, 2016
Lipper Fund Awards: TIAA Investments, Thrivent Win Top Group HonorsMore than 300 funds collected awards for consistent returns over 3-, 5- and 10-year periods.