Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Dividends for All Seasons
By Ronald DeleggeDividend investing, with all due respect, has become such a “me too” thing. Everybody's seemingly doing it.Investors and financial advisors…
November 02, 2015
High-Yield Bonds Signal More Market Gains: Searching for Alpha for November 2015This return of the risk appetite for fixed income investors may indicate that the economy is in better shape than many believe.
October 30, 2015
Top Portfolio Products: ETFs of Restaurant Stocks and of China A-SharesHungry for a way to invest in restaurant stocks? Check out the new BITE ETF.
October 30, 2015
How Advisors Can Use ETFs to Minimize 2015 Tax BillsNow is the time for investors to sell money-losing ETFs and stocks to offset capital gains in the current calendar year, Ron DeLegge writes.
October 29, 2015
Worried the Tech Bubble Will Burst? Keep CalmThe current situation doesnt look much like the bubble of the late 1990s, but there might soon be a broad drop in funding for startups.
October 29, 2015
Global stocks fall as Fed dents emerging markets; bonds declineOdds the Fed will move on interest rates at their next meeting jumped to 50 percent from around 32 percent a week ago.
October 28, 2015
SEC Chief Takes Stock of JOBS Act and Crowdfunding RulesAs the SEC is poised to approve final rules for equity crowdfunding, Chairwoman Mary Jo White extolled the law's success.
October 28, 2015
Popular Social Security Claiming Strategy Gutted in Budget BillThe changes to Social Security spousal benefits will be "devastating," Kotlikoff said.