Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Condoleezza Rice at Insite: ‘America Cannot Afford to Be Tired’
By Janet LevauxThe former secretary of state says the U.S. must be strong and clear about its role of protecting free markets and free people.
June 03, 2014
10 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: MaySteve Ballmer's unprecedented Clippers buy, the return of "Pikettymania" and more May happenings in the Twittersphere.
June 03, 2014
Are Bonds Really That Safe?Factors outside an advisors control have made bonds riskier than clients are accustomed to, says Charlie Farrell, CEO of Northstar Investment Advisors.
June 02, 2014
Turning fixed income into emergency cashDid you know that 36 percent of baby boomers plan to retire almost exclusively on Social Security?
June 02, 2014
Turning fixed income into emergency cashDid you know that 36 percent of baby boomers plan to retire almost exclusively on Social Security?
June 02, 2014
4 More Good Technical Indicators, and a Site That Explains AllTo better build client portfolios, there are nine indicators to conduct technical analysis of the market.
June 02, 2014
FINRA Provides Free ‘Dark Pool’ Data to InvestorsThe public will now be able to see the total shares traded each week by security in each dark pool outside traditional exchanges, FINRA says.
June 02, 2014
The Trick to Making Better PredictionsLearn these three techniques and you can outperform the big, bold forecasters of today, Barry Ritholtz says in a Bloomberg View blog.