Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Summer’s Coming: When Trends and Fundamentals Disagree — Searching for Alpha for May 2015
By Ben WarwickDo current fundamentals support last months equity pullback, or is this is a case where market action and fundamentals simply disagree?
April 30, 2015
Israeli Startups’ Early Exits Yield Investment OpportunityCrowdfunding platform targets the U.S. RIA market in the capital-hungry startup nation.
April 30, 2015
Deconstructing DurationLearn more about this often cited and sometimes misunderstood metric.
April 30, 2015
4 Things Advisors Need to Know When Switching to ETFsThere are important differences with mutual funds that need to be considered by advisors.
April 29, 2015
Bernanke Joins PIMCO as Senior AdviserFormer Fed chair was recently hired as an adviser to a hedge fund, and will continue as a fellow with the Brookings Institution.
April 29, 2015
Fed Likely Punting Rate Hike Till Later as Growth CoolsFed expects a rebound from transitory factors hampering GDP in Q1.
April 29, 2015
Fund Investors Favored Taxable Bonds, International Equities in MarchMutual funds saw overall net outflows in March for the first time this year, but taxable bond and international equities found favor with investors, while international equity ETFs took in $24 billion.
April 28, 2015
What Do Gundlach and Goldman Really Think of Advisors?A conversation between two asset managers, Jeffrey Gundlach and Goldman's Kent Clark, had some revealing takeaways for advisors listening closely enough.