Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What You Can and Can’t Do About the Coming Market Crash
By Gil WeinreichToqueville Asset Managements Francois Sicart reviews three disaster theories and offers an investment strategy for our times.
September 22, 2014
Treasury, IRS Issue New Guidance to Curb Corporate Tax InversionsThe Treasury Department and IRS issued guidance late Monday to reduce the tax benefits of corporate inversions.
September 22, 2014
Global Billionaire Population at Record, With $7.3 Trillion in WealthBillionaires make up 1% of the worlds ultra-high-net-worth population, according to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census, yet they control 4% of wealth.
September 19, 2014
Are Risk Parity Funds Back on Track?Allocations based on risk can help boost portfolio diversification, one expert shares.
September 18, 2014
PIMCO’s ‘Secret’: Its Managers, Including Bill Gross, Still Trade DailyPIMCOs Jerome Schneider told Morningstar ETF conference attendees that the bond giant's portfolio managers, even CIO Gross, still spend much of their time trading.
September 18, 2014
BlackRock’s Koesterich: 3 Strong Headwinds Hampering U.S. EconomyAt Morningstar ETF conference, BlackRock and iShares chief investment strategist sees demographics, debt and wage stagnation keeping GDP growth in check.
September 17, 2014
Fed Keeps ‘Considerable Time’ Pledge as Growth Is ‘Moderate’The Federal Reserve maintained a commitment to keep interest rates near zero for a considerable time after asset purchases are completed.
September 17, 2014
Gundlach: Inflation Worries ‘5 Years Too Early’DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach says the market is not terribly concerned on the long end when it comes to interest rates.