Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Is There Still a Payoff for the Quality Premium in Stocks? An Analysis
By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMAPrima looks at the data to shed light in the high quality vs. low quality stocks investing debate, and comes to a conclusion.
November 01, 2011
Why Stocks May Continue October’s Rise—Searching for Alpha for November 2011After the worst quarter for stocks in three years, why October's big rally may well continue throughout Q4.
November 01, 2011
Greece Verges on Collapse After Call for Bailout ReferendumNot just leaders of the eurozone, but markets were stunned by the news; Greek prime minister did not notify policymakers before the announcement.
October 31, 2011
MF Global Bankruptcy Spooks Investors; First U.S. Casualty of Europe’s Debt CrisisMF Global Holdings Ltd., the securities firm run by former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs head Jon Corzine, is seeking bankruptcy protection in what is seen as the first major U.S. casualty of Europe's debt crisis.
October 31, 2011
PIMCO’s Bill Gross: Can More Debt Solve Debt Crisis?The bond king says stimulus policies are stifling growth; on same day, OECD pleads for structural reform.
October 31, 2011
At Schwab Impact 2011, Big Names Appear, Big Themes PredominateBill Gross, Tony Blair, Maria Bartiromo and Chuck himself welcome advisors to Schwabs hometown for Impact 2011.
October 31, 2011
G20 Hesitates on Cash Boost to Europe's Bailout FundAhead of a meeting of the G20 scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Cannes, France, euro one leaders seeking funding for an expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility found it difficult to pry cash out of G20 nations as policymakers press for details of the plan.
October 31, 2011
European Bank Recapitalization Unimpressive: AnalystsEuropean banks seeking to recapitalize and meet new goals set for them by regulators are seeking to do so largely through internal actions than by raising outside funding from investors, and analysts are not impressed by the method.