Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Bull Market Myths of 2010 Exposed
By Simon Maierhofer, Simon MaierhoferThe simple truth is that the market was ripe for a major correction.
August 22, 2010
White Paper: Buy-and-Hold Has Failed; Dividends PreferableAccording to a white paper released by WBI Investments, "The Unconventional Dividend Based Investment Approach," the strategy touted so much over the years to investors to buy and hang onto stocks within their portfolios is no longer valid
August 22, 2010
Small Investors Fleeing Stocks as Bond Prices SoarInvestors are pulling out of stock mutual funds in droves, though foreign stock funds are still attracting cash.
August 20, 2010
How a Top Advisor Uses Muni BondsA conversation about mutual fund investing for tax-free income with Erik F. Miller CFP, ChFC, CASL with CMC Advisers LLC in Portland, Ore.
August 18, 2010
Vanguard's New Target Date Fund Takes Aim at Gen Y'ersGen Y investors will be able to take advantage of Vanguard's latest offering, the Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund.
August 18, 2010
Sic transit JapanChina is now the world's No. 2 economy. We are still No. 1 and will probably be so for a decade or two.
August 16, 2010
GM IPO, Leading Indicators and China's No. 2: Advisor Briefing for the Week of August 16, 2010What's happening this week.
August 15, 2010
Boomers Say Fixed Income to Be Main Retirement Fund, IRI Study FindsA study released by the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) showed that boomers more than five years away from retirement were focused primarily on the need to live within a fixed income.