Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
The Outlook for High-Yield Bonds: High Income or High Risk?
By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Nathan Behan, CFA, CAIAThese days, the search for yield has some unique challenges, but whats the outlook for non-investment grade bonds?
May 23, 2013
Time to Exit Market, Warn El-Erian, Rosenberg, KotlikoffPIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian is one of many prominent names voicing a deep skepticism of the stock market, suggesting the time to exit risky assets is at hand.
May 22, 2013
Andy Friedman: Which Wealth Transfer Tactics Will Survive Congress?Act now to transfer wealth, Washington Update analyst Andy Friedman warns, because Congress is likely to close some loopholes while forging a budget compromise needed to raise the debt limit.
May 22, 2013
Bernanke Talks and 10-Year Treasury Yield Zooms Past 2%Bernanke admits that savers who rely on interest income from savings accounts or government bonds are receiving very low returns even as low interest rates have helped create jobs and support home prices.
May 22, 2013
FINRA Inks Deal With Direct Edge, Gains Oversight of 90% of Equity Trading VolumeFINRA announced Wednesday that Direct Edge, the third-largest stock exchange operator in the U.S., has made a deal with FINRA to provide market surveillance services on behalf of Direct Edge's two licensed stock exchanges.
May 21, 2013
What It Means to Be an AdvisorAn outspoken group of top advisors convened at the Curian Conference in Chicago to sound off on everything from the political climate to women as a niche market to retirement income and behavior, and more.
May 21, 2013
Economically, could Obama be America's best president?Things were looking pretty bleak in 2009. Now even the safest indices have seen a 250 percent return.
May 20, 2013
Pakistan’s New Leader Heartens InvestorsNawaz Sharifs victory in the recent Pakistani general election sent out a wave of optimism and hope, but Pakistans prime minister-elect has his work cut out for him.