Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investors Remain Bullish on Turkey Despite Political Unrest
By Savita Iyer-AhrestaniThe recent wave of anti-government protests in Turkey continues to gain steam but foreign investors are not particularly perturbed by the demonstrations. Not for the time being, anyway.
June 13, 2013
Investor Alert: Latvia to Become Newest Eurozone MemberFar from breaking up, the Eurozone is on the verge of welcoming a new member. The news is good press for the Eurozone, after so many bad headlines.
June 13, 2013
Behind the rout in emerging-market stocksEmerging markets havent been doing well lately. Pick a reason why.
June 13, 2013
How Do I Advise Thee? Let Me Count the Ways: Live Blog, Day 2Possibly the most valuable content at the Morningstar Investment Conference is a session on the subject of gamma whose applications have immediate take-home value for financial advisors.
June 13, 2013
12 points that will make or break your disability saleProducers can close more disability sales simply by heeding these dozen steps.
June 13, 2013
12 points that will make or break your disability saleProducers can close more disability sales simply by heeding these dozen steps.
June 12, 2013
Market Holds Rally, Investors Don’t Show UpYou dont get too many chances to get over 100% gain without inflation after only four years, said one analyst at the Morningstar Investment Conference, where panelists lamented investors' lack of discipline since the financial crisis.
June 12, 2013
Finke Says Jump in Rates No Panacea for Savers, Retirees: Live Blog, Day 1Perusing some investment literature in the Morningstar conference's lonely press room, I see an old retirement report and a conflicting story in today's Journal that prompts me to call up Michael Finke to sort it out.