Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Gross, El-Erian Clashed in PIMCO ‘Pressure Cooker’
By Janet LevauxWall Street Journal says tension with Gross drove El-Erian out; management consultant Eric Flamholtz weighs in on "unhealthy" culture at PIMCO.
February 24, 2014
Snapshot of ETF TrendsWe examine major developing trends in financial markets and the impact on ETF performance. Our analysis includes leading ETF performers along with laggards…
February 24, 2014
The Perfectly Dangerous Thing Your Clients WantWhat a Michelle Pfeiffer photo shoot can teach advisors about their clients.
February 24, 2014
Why the Fed's Policies Are Increasingly IneffectiveThe central bank took monetary expansion too far.
February 21, 2014
Economist Sees Global Deflation Fears as OverblownThe United States, Europe and Japan have very different stories that believe the assumption that deflation is harmful and must be aggressively combated.
February 21, 2014
A Good Time to Dig Into Gold Miners?Gold expert Simona Gambarini lays out the case that could support the sector, which is outperforming the S&P by a wide margin in 2014.
February 21, 2014
Yellen Saw Economy at ‘Brink of Recession’ in January 2008Janet Yellen saw the U.S. economy at, if not beyond, the brink of recession in January 2008, according to Fed transcripts released Friday.
February 20, 2014
Corporate Profits ‘Dangerously’ High; Labor to Grab Bigger Share: Research AffiliatesThe only profit boom bigger than today's was followed by two world wars, the Depression and 39 years before another peak, warns Research Affiliates' Brightman.