Economic Trends
Get the latest economic news and analysis to understand emerging economic trends and their impact on portfolios.
How to Claim Social Security, Pay Taxes When Retiring Overseas
By Jane Wollman RusoffRussia's invasion of Ukraine need not foil your client's plan to retire abroad, Kathleen Peddicord tells ThinkAdvisor.
February 24, 2022
CBO Analyst Tests Single-Payer Health System ConceptsThe analyst predicts that some single-payer systems could hurt people and some could help them.
February 22, 2022
Advisors Leave Women, Youngest Investors in Lurch on Sustainable InvestingWhile 72% of clients surveyed are interested in ESG investments, 87% said their advisor hasn't suggested them.
February 22, 2022
Investors Still Confident, but Bearishness Is Building: Schwab SurveyClients' top concerns include inflation, market correction, political uncertainty, COVID's economic effects and rising interest rates.
February 22, 2022
Why Ukraine Crisis Could Mean Even Higher Oil, Gas and Food CostsHere's a look at the potential consequences for key raw materials like grains, fertilizers, natural gas, oil and palladium.
February 18, 2022
Top Index ETFs From 4 Big Asset Managers: 2022To help you choose the best index ETFs for client portfolios, here's a look at popular funds from Vanguard, Schwab and others.
February 18, 2022
Does Today's Stock Turmoil Look Familiar? We Asked 4 Investing ProsChristine Benz, Gary Shilling and others discussed which era the current market pullback reminds them of.
February 17, 2022
10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities for Real EstateThe locations of these cities "bust the myth that everyone fled California and the Northeast last year," Zillow reports.