Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Picking the Best Presidential Candidate for the Markets
By Barry RitholtzThe hand-wringing of the investor class over this years candidates (or any years, for that matter) is wildly overdone.
April 04, 2016
The Best ETFs to Own During This Precious Metals RallyWhy investors should look beyond gold ETFs to profit from the current rally in precious metals.
April 04, 2016
How to Increase Financial Literacy? Start Young, Train TeachersBy the time students reach college and take on heavy debt loads, valuable lessons have been missed, PwC warns.
April 04, 2016
Get Ready for Another Wild Ride in Q2: Schwab StrategistsLiz Ann Sonders, Brad Sorensen and Jeffrey Kleintop say to expect market conditions similar to Q1, including plenty of volatility.
April 01, 2016
Negative Earnings Expectations Could Prompt Market Rally: Searching for Alpha for April 2016The high level of short interest could be fuel for the next market rally if earnings beat consensus estimates.
March 31, 2016
A funny thing happened on the way to recessionThe author has noted that recessions have typically resulted from substantial Fed interest rate hikes or major shocks.
March 31, 2016
Payroll report will help gauge U.S. resilience to global dragsJobs growth expected to moderate to 206,000 pace in March; wages may be depressed by calendar quirk similar to February.
March 31, 2016
Bill Gross Warns Central Banks: You’re Running Out of TimeGross lambastes the negative interest rates of many central banks: "Investors cannot make money when money yields nothing."