Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
5 Key Questions on Taxation of Mutual Fund Dividends
By Tax Facts OnlineThinkAdvisor has partnered with Tax Facts Online, its ALM sister service, to take a deeper dive into tax issues in a convenient Q&A format.
March 04, 2016
'Flash Boys' Exchange Isn't About the Little GuyInstitutional investors are more important than retail. Yes, they're bigger and have more money, but they're also the little guy.
March 04, 2016
The jobs report's pay problemFor all the positives in the latest U.S. jobs report, employees and the Federal Reserve didn't get one thing theyve been looking for: higher wages.
March 04, 2016
Tightening U.S. job market keeps the hope alive that wages will growThe biggest blemish in the February jobs report was a 0.1 percent drop in average hourly wages.
March 04, 2016
Jim Rogers: There's a 100% probability of a U.S. recession within a yearThe former partner of George Soros suggested that if investors focus on the right data, there are signs that the U.S. economy is already faltering.
March 04, 2016
Why Wall Street’s Iconic Steakhouses Are EmptyWhether its because of indigestion or market-induced exhaustion, fewer and fewer traders have any appetite for that midday filet mignon and scotch.
March 04, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Funds Target the Environment, Bitcoin and DividendsThis fund may interest advisors whose clients are interested in "mining" bitcoin but don't want to buy all the hardware.
March 03, 2016
Bill Gross: Global Economy ‘Devolving’; Finance ‘Burning Out’The credit-powered economy is running out of fuel and will eventually stall out if economic and monetary policies dont change, says Gross.