Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What the Fed Will and Won't Do This Week
By Mohamed El-ErianAt the FOMC meeting this week, the Fed once again will emphasize both its dependence on data and its policy conditionality.
March 11, 2016
Oil Prices: Has the Drop Stopped or Just Paused?Some new data makes that case, but there are many variables at play, according to analysts.
March 10, 2016
Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Down Again in February: BNY MellonU.S. corporate defined benefit plans funded status tumbled again, falling to 78.7%, according to the BNY Mellon Institutional Scorecard.
March 10, 2016
El-Erian: Uncontrolled Volatility Ahead as Central Banks WitherMohamed El-Erian sees a dysfunctional global economy where central banks, other than the Fed, are becoming less effective.
March 09, 2016
10 Reasons Gundlach Sees a Bear MarketDoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach lays out some dismal data on stocks and other asset classes.
March 09, 2016
What Doesn’t Kill Bull Market in S&P 500 May Make It StrongerThis pervasive pessimism, skepticism and unwillingness to invest is unusual for a bull market, Liz Ann Sonders said.
March 09, 2016
Top 20 Richest Colleges of 2015: The Biggest EndowmentsA down year for markets meant that the richest endowment funds stayed about even, with the big gains of recent years but a memory.
March 09, 2016
Betterment Launches Aggregation ToolClients will be able to get a complete picture of their finances, including their investment assets, bank balances and outstanding debt.