Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Are Bonds Really That Safe?
By Danielle AndrusFactors outside an advisors control have made bonds riskier than clients are accustomed to, says Charlie Farrell, CEO of Northstar Investment Advisors.
June 02, 2014
4 More Good Technical Indicators, and a Site That Explains AllTo better build client portfolios, there are nine indicators to conduct technical analysis of the market.
June 02, 2014
FINRA Provides Free ‘Dark Pool’ Data to InvestorsThe public will now be able to see the total shares traded each week by security in each dark pool outside traditional exchanges, FINRA says.
June 02, 2014
The Trick to Making Better PredictionsLearn these three techniques and you can outperform the big, bold forecasters of today, Barry Ritholtz says in a Bloomberg View blog.
June 02, 2014
Stocks? Bonds? And the Winner Is...: Searching for Alpha for June 2014In a year of surprises for investors and their advisors, so far the sum of the parts is exceeding the whole.
June 01, 2014
Stocks Gain in May as Nasdaq Rebounds, S&P 500 Hits HighGlobal equities rise 1.8% for the month, while the Nasdaq 100 soared 4.3%, erasing earlier declines.
May 30, 2014
Which Is the Smartest Smart Beta: Equal or Fundamental Weighting?Research Affiliates weighs in on the alternative indexing debate among smart-beta proponents.
May 30, 2014
How Behavioral Finance Can Help Bond InvestorsThe principles of behavioral finance have been applied extensively to the equity markets, but what about the fixed income market?