Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Oil Falls to Five-Year Low on Global Supply Glut
By Mark Shenk, BloombergWest Texas Intermediate dropped 2% in late-December, and Brent crude declined 2.6%
December 29, 2014
4 experts make 11 predictions on stocks, economy for 2015Wary optimism, not great expectations, pinpoints the outlook for stocks in 2015, according to top equity strategists.
December 29, 2014
Preparing Clients for Some Gloomy Possible FuturesEven if you don't believe in these gloom-and-doom scenarios, your clients will want to know how you're protecting them.
December 24, 2014
The Real Value of an Advisor: 'Risk' and 'Managing'Are your conversations with your clients about the 2014 markets different than in 2008-2009? We focus on helping clients understand what we mean by risk and managing.
December 23, 2014
Fidelity’s Feingold: 5 investing strategies for 2015Jeffrey Feingold of Fidelity Magellan, a fund with 16 percent average annual returns over the past half-century, discusses his investing themes.
December 23, 2014
Fidelity’s Feingold: 5 investing strategies for 2015Jeffrey Feingold of Fidelity Magellan, a fund with 16 percent average annual returns over the past half-century, discusses his investing themes.
December 23, 2014
Will U.S. Win or Lose From the Oil Price Plunge?If Christmas seems merrier, and Hanukah happier, the gift from Saudi Arabia in not cutting production amid an oil glut may have had something to do with it.
December 23, 2014
Koesterich: Expect More Volatility in 2015BlackRock's chief investment strategist says the worry for Russia is that "an economic contraction morphs into a financial crisis."