Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
How to Stop Clients From Making Emotionally Driven Decisions
By Mike PattonAs advisors, we are all in the business of providing peace of mind to clients. Heres what Im telling clients now about the markets.
January 15, 2016
Top 10 Small Cities for Job and Wage Growth: 2015In its new ranking of cities firing on all cylinders, the Milken Institute also considered the robustness of high-tech industries.
January 15, 2016
Market Drop Due to ‘Cracking’ Investor Confidence, Not RecessionCommonwealths Brad McMillan argues that even a confidence-driven bear market would be short-lived, especially if corporate earnings hold up.
January 15, 2016
Dow Sinks 391 Points in Global Equity Rout as Crude Nears $29Treasuries extended gains Friday as economic data and earnings added to concern that global growth is faltering.
January 15, 2016
Why Investors Are So Surprised by SurprisesSometimes, investors good-enough models of markets do a poor job of explaining events, and 2016 seems to be one of those periods, Barry Ritholtz writes.
January 15, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: DoubleLine Rolls Out Global Bond FundPlus, there are new ETFs from Van Eck & State Street, as well as news of a new advisory platform from Oppenheimer.
January 15, 2016
‘The Big Short’ Writer Finds Dark Humor in Financial MeltdownScreenwriter Charles Randolph talks to ThinkAdvisor about the making of the Oscar-nominated dark comedy starring Christian Bale and Brad Pitt.
January 14, 2016
Top 10 Big Cities for Economic Growth: 2015Job and pay growth were among the key metrics used by the Milken Institute to rank metro areas.