Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Accountants Feel Global Recovery Is Faltering
By Danielle AndrusA survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants released Wednesday found the number of accountants worldwide who feel the global economic recovery is starting to decline increased in the fourth quarter, doubling from 14% in the third quarter to 28%.
February 01, 2011
Prosperity through specializationIrwin Cohen, or "Butch" as he is known to friends and family, stands as Exhibit A for prosperity through specialization.
February 01, 2011
The GLWB conundrum for advisors, part 1As 60,000 baby boomers retire each week, financial advisors struggle to indentify which guaranteed retirement income solutions will most effectively address their client's retirement fears.
February 01, 2011
The GLWB conundrum for advisors, part 1As 60,000 baby boomers retire each week, financial advisors struggle to indentify which guaranteed retirement income solutions will most effectively address their client's retirement fears.
February 01, 2011
Asset Allocation: February 2011Overall, 2011 will continue the economic and market volatility of 2010. The global economy remains out of balance, teetering back and forth between the…
February 01, 2011
Advisors Without Borders: A Guide to Frontier MarketsFew may know or even care to know that the West African nation of Nigeria has one of the lowest consumption rates of sugar worldwide, and that the government…
February 01, 2011
Less Pain, Less GainThe economic downturn that started in 2008 and is stretching into 2011 has been the deepest and the most protracted in U.S. economic history since the…
February 01, 2011
State of the Union: Dithering on Retirement CrisisFinancial advisors are uniquely positioned to assure pre-retirees will be self-supporting in their later years