Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
A Sustainable Small-Cap Revival?
By Staff WriterSmall-cap growth funds are outperforming the broad market as the economic recovery spurs investor confidence. Like previous rebounds, the current recovery is generating disproportionately higher...
September 29, 2003
Richard Aster Jr. of Meridian Growth FundS&P Rank: 5 Stars Sept. 19, 2003 Price-S
September 25, 2003
Fox Succeeds Corbin As BISYS CFONU Online News Service, Sept. 25, 2003, 1:44 p.m. EDT -- The BISYS Group Inc., New York, has promoted James Fox to chief financial ...
September 23, 2003
IMS Cap Value Cooks With SeasoningAn edited excerpt from the Sept. 23, 2003, edition
September 22, 2003
Is It Time to Rethink Japan?Sept. 19, 2003 -- The Japanese stock market rebounded smartly this year after a decade of losses. But the questions facing mutual-fund investors are: Does...
September 07, 2003
Banks 1Q Investment Earnings Fell As Insurance Fee Income RoseBanks 1Q Investment Earnings Fell As Insurance Fee Income RoseBank insurance fee income rose slightly in the first quarter of 2003, while bank investment fee ...
September 07, 2003
Tax Court Rules That Loan Offsets Were Income To Former AgentAn insurance agents renewal commissions, which were used by his former employer to repay outstanding advances and loans, constituted unreported income according to the Tax ...
August 27, 2003
Towers Perrin: U.S. Pension Funded Level Rises 4%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2003, 4:21 p.m. EDT -- The funded level of the typical U.S. defined benefit pension plan probably increased ...