Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Morningstar Guru Johnson: The Cons and Pros of Active ETFs
By John SullivanPoints to consider before managers take the active ETF route
July 24, 2013
Raymond James Posts 'Modest Improvement' in Private-Client ResultsFees & commissions for its 6,300 reps are up 2% from last quarter and 8% from last year to $615 million.
July 24, 2013
How to Capitalize on Three Emerging Macro TrendsSalient Partners looks to benefit from continued deleveraging, increased energy production in North America, and the demographics of emerging markets.
July 24, 2013
What’s Behind Gold’s Sudden Turnaround?Two new analyses argue for a revival in gold, one based on technical indicators tracing the smart money and the other adducing the broad economic factors at work, such as an increasingly dovish Fed.
July 24, 2013
DoubleLine Bucks Commodity Conventional WisdomThe first question is obviousDoubleLine has a commodity play? The firms other Jeff points to mistakes commodity managers too often make.
July 24, 2013
What Bubble Gum Can Teach Us About Bond BubblesLike it or not, the bond bubble is coming. Its just a matter of how big well let the bubble become in our clients portfolios before it bursts.
July 23, 2013
U.S. Tops Infrastructure Wealth IndexThe U.S. was the wealthiest nation in terms of built assets in 2012, with total wealth estimated at $39.7 trillion, according to the first Global Built Asset Wealth Index, published Tuesday.