Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Biggest Thai pension fund shifts to stocks as bond yields slide
By Anuchit NguyenOne giant long-term investor is backing away from the idea of investing in debt securities.
February 12, 2016
Economists are ditching their calls for a Fed rate hike in MarchU.S. and global market turmoil causes forecasters to pencil in June for Fed's next move up.
February 12, 2016
How Pro Golf Explains the Stock Market PanicBehavioral economist Cass Sunstein says golf offers a clue about an important source of this months market volatility: human psychology.
February 12, 2016
Investors Try to Ride Out an Improbable StormThe growing list of improbable developments affecting the markets is indicative of a global system entering a major transition.
February 12, 2016
How Financial Advisors Reacted, or Didn’t, to Market RoutAny financial plan that changes with market conditions is like Frankensteins monster, destroying everything in its path, one advisor said. But others disagreed.
February 12, 2016
Energy Crash: Is It Time for Investors to Jump In?As the commodity adage goes: Theres no cure for low oil prices like low oil prices.
February 12, 2016
Why Some Cities Get All the Good JobsPerhaps it isnt fated which cities will thrive in the coming decades. But economic forces make it likely that only a few will win big.
February 11, 2016
Energy Has Been a Drag on the S&P 500: Here’s What You Can Do About ItEven if the decline in oil prices is over, you still might want to reduce or eliminate exposure to energy in your stock portfolio.