Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What Stock Picker’s Market?
By Ron DeLeggeTrading results for the past five years reveal an important lesson for investors and their advisors.
May 02, 2014
SEC OKs FINRA Rule to Limit Self-TradingSelf-trades by single or related algorithms or trading desks "raise heightened concerns," FINRA says.
May 02, 2014
PIMCO’s Gross: Pop Your Bubble Fears!PIMCO bond manager Bill Gross says current fears of an asset bubble are "unfounded" and that stocks, bonds and real estate have room to run.
May 02, 2014
PIMCO Outflows Continue in April as DoubleLine Sees MomentumMorningstar estimates that more than $3 billion left Bill Gross flagship Total Return Fund in the past month.
May 02, 2014
Payrolls in U.S. Rise Most Since 2012, Unemployment Falls to 6.3%The jobless rate plunged to 6.3% as companies grew confident the U.S. economy was emerging from a first-quarter slowdown.
May 01, 2014
Sponsored Video: Preparing a Portfolio for a Rising-Rate EnvironmentIn this video by Aberdeen, Greg Hopper and Keith Bachmann discuss how investors should prepare a fixed income portfolio for a rising rate environment and characterizing the short to mid-term outlook on fixed income.
May 01, 2014
Rob Arnott Reveals: What’s Really Smart About Smart BetaThe reception area of Rob Arnott's Research Affiliates provides a clue to the thinking behind fundamental indexing.
May 01, 2014
There’s More to Corporate Bonds Than Interest Rates: Searching for Alpha for May 2014Why we think Treasuries should be underweighted (or avoided) in the current market environment.