Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
TD Ameritrade CEO Tomczyk: ‘Not Obvious We’ve Hit Bottom’ on Oil Prices
By James J. GreenAs for where to invest, Fred Tomczyk thinks U.S. equities are still the way to go.
January 28, 2015
Fed to Stay ‘Patient’on Rates; Stocks Move DownThe Fed boosted its assessment of the economy and labor market, even as it expects inflation to decline further.
January 28, 2015
Long Live the Dollar; a Smarter Way to Buy Gold and More: Gartman, YuskoAn Inside ETFs session with Dennis Gartman and Mark Yusko called The Great Fed Debate contained surprisingly little disagreement but many astute insights.
January 27, 2015
Investors Can’t Take Security for Granted as Chaos, Competition IntensifyRobert Kaplan, Inside ETFs most popular speaker last year, weaves a true tale of growing global danger in the Mideast and South China Sea.
January 27, 2015
Andy Friedman: 7 Dates That Will Force Congress to ActSpeaking at FSI OneVoice, Friedman says seven "forcing events" will lead Congress to act, despite otherwise continued "split government" in Washington.
January 27, 2015
10 Super Super Bowl Numbers: 2015Off the field, the stats don't lie about gluttony, gambling and other big-game behavior.
January 27, 2015
CBO Says Entitlements Will Cause Ballooning DeficitsDoes that mean reform of Social Security and health care programs is coming? Probably not, says strategist Greg Valliere.
January 27, 2015
Rove, Gibbs: How Advisors Can Distance Themselves From Wall St.The storied political spinsters offer some imaging advice at FSI both for advisors and for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.