Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Market Timers: Buy Stocks, High-Yield Bonds: Searching for Alpha for March 2016
By Ben WarwickHigh-yield bond prices have started creeping above key resistance levels, resulting in buy signals for the tactical crowd.
February 29, 2016
Smart Beta Strategy Is Ripe for a ‘Crash’: Research AffiliatesSmart beta has performed well because of its growing popularity, not its actual strategy, a Research Affiliates report says.
February 29, 2016
Wall St. Meets Hollywood: 9 Biggest Grossing Business MoviesFinancial wheeling and dealing, most recently in the Oscar winner The Big Short, makes for memorable movies and pretty good box office.
February 26, 2016
How Advisors Can Protect Lawyers’ Retirement Funds From a CrashSome lawyers have an uncomplicated retirement plan ... Keep working, one lawyer says. But advisors have other ideas to help protect their nest eggs.
February 26, 2016
Could Lifesaving Health Care Be Financed Like a Home Purchase?The professors proposing the health care loan concept say it's "a market-based solution" to get patients needed medication. But they admit the idea is "distasteful."
February 25, 2016
Modernized Military Pensions Could Be 18% Lower for New RecruitsServicemembers who enter the military after Jan. 1, 2018, may receive retirement payouts as much as 18% lower than current servicemembers', according to First Command.
February 24, 2016
In a Stock Crash, How Much Are Your Clients Willing to Lose?Many investors, especially near retirement, have too much equity and should adjust their portfolios before the next crash comes, FinMason CEO Kendrick Wakeman says.
February 23, 2016
2016 Outlook: Modest Growth With High Volatility AheadWe are now entering a new phase of the business cycle, one that may bring more modest returns and greater volatility.