Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
In Russia, Making Big Bets Where Few Investors Dare
By Gil WeinreichCiting John Templeton, who took a huge stake in Japan during dark times, portfolio manager David Iben seeks reward in "maximum pessimism" investing.
June 23, 2014
U.S. stocks halt six-day rally as GE leads industrials lowerU.S. stocks fell, with the Standard & Poors 500 Index dropping for the first time in seven sessions.
June 23, 2014
Does Risk Tolerance Merely Track the Market?Do risk tolerance scores plummet in a crisis, then rise as the market recovers as many advisors perhaps think? A new study has the answer.
June 23, 2014
Muni Bond Experts Sound Short-Term Warnings on Puerto Rico, Long-Term on Local MunisMorningstar panelists disagree on opportunities in Puerto Rico, but agree that the muni bond world is changing, not necessarily for the better.
June 20, 2014
SEC Wants Pre-Trade Prices Made PublicSEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White is asking for public pre-trade prices to be distributed and for dealers to be more transparent.
June 20, 2014
The Contrarian Play: Emerging Markets Energy SectorEmerging markets natural resource companies can be dirty companies, but theyre dirt cheap.
June 20, 2014
Bloomberg, Neasham, 401(k)s: The Irony Isn’t LostWe are now reading of horror stories of retirees suffering as their 401(k) rollover enriches brokers while leaving the consumer with less and less.
June 20, 2014
What’s Up With Bill Gross? Morningstar Crowd BaffledReaction to the PIMCO leader's keynote speech at Morningstar Investment Conference was quick, widespread and heavily digital.