Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
The Deeper Causes of the Global Stocks Rout
By Mohamed El-ErianWhat happens next depends on politicians who have placed too much of the policy burden on central banks for far too long.
January 19, 2016
How to Stop Clients From Making Emotionally Driven DecisionsAs advisors, we are all in the business of providing peace of mind to clients. Heres what Im telling clients now about the markets.
January 19, 2016
Economists Can Tell You What You Should WantBehavioral economists have made a lot of progress in disabusing their colleagues that humans are perfectly rational. That approach, though, goes only so far.
January 19, 2016
20 of the wealthiest places in AmericaIf you want to build your roster of high-net-worth clients, these are the cities you should be targeting.
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.