Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Dividend-Paying Stocks: Compelling Characteristics
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPDividend-paying stocks have attracted lots of investor and advisor attention, especially when for much of the second half of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013 fixed-income rates were at historic lows.
July 29, 2013
Currency Manager Merk Finds Success With ‘Actively Managed Quant Fund’When it comes to currency funds, a little id goes a long way.
July 26, 2013
SIFMA Pushes for Higher Muni Trading StandardThe industry group is asking the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to follow its suggestions for the good of investors.
July 26, 2013
The Winners and Losers From China's SlowdownNow that decades of double-digit growth in China is beginning to slow down to a 7.5% annual rate, how will the world economy be affected? The good and bad news.
July 26, 2013
5 Reasons Why Your Clients May Still Have the Economic BluesWhile some measures of U.S. consumer sentiment are up, Pew Research data explores some overlooked indicators that suggest why Americans arent all that upbeat, despite much good economic and markets news.
July 26, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: WisdomTree Launches Small-Cap Dividend Growth FundBondDesk, S&P Capital IQ team on odd-lot fixed income pricing service; Direxion announces splits on nine ETFs.
July 25, 2013
Why Cubs, Incapital Chairman Tom Ricketts Really Likes ‘Sustainable Investing’Community investment notes don't tangle with screens, sacrificed returns and opportunity costs.
July 25, 2013
Guggenheim's Belden on Interest Rate Risk and ETFsGuggenheim Investments' William Belden suggests one way to deal with rising rate anxiety: shorten duration to lower risk and volatility.