Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Fixed Income Investing in a Rising-Rate Environment
By Franklin Templeton InvestmentsNot all fixed income is created equal. Different sectors can vary significantly across the fixed income universe.
March 31, 2015
Economist: Sell Your Stocks, Take 6 Months OffIt's time investors took a break from the frothy market levels, says Steen Jakobsen.
March 31, 2015
Stock Price Path Drives Investing Decisions: Behavioral Finance StudyWhen a big game ends in a tie, fans' reaction depends on how their team got there. The same goes for stock investing.
March 30, 2015
Dow 20,000, here we come, according to Wharton professor Jeremy SiegelStocks are heading higher and could reach 20,000 by year end, says market guru Jeremy Siegel.
March 30, 2015
Value Investors’ Inconvenient Truth: They Lose to S&P 500Value shop Research Affiliates argues that, ironically, value investors are supplying a premium to other market participants rather than collecting one.
March 30, 2015
Bernanke: Low Rates Are the Long-Term TrendThe Fed has not distorted markets or kept them artificially low, the former Fed chairman writes in his new blog for the Brookings Institution.
March 30, 2015
The 10 most tax-friendly states for wealthy clients in 2015For affluent clients, where you live has a big impact on how much you pay in taxes.
March 30, 2015
The 10 most tax-friendly states for wealthy clients in 2015For affluent clients, where you live has a big impact on how much you pay in taxes.