Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Split decisions on emerging markets
By Danielle AndrusEmerging markets have top fund managers split on whether or not they're a good investment. Managers speaking at the 2008 Morningstar Investment Conference showed varying...
July 01, 2008
Assimilation NationProponents of cultural diversity may be unhappy to learn that many of the nearly 40 million U.S. immigrants are already on the road to assimilation....
July 01, 2008
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln AndersonLPL Financial's chief economist is over-allocated to stocks "because we're at the end of a 25-year rally in bonds, and yields have come down to...
July 01, 2008
Saving and Spending in AmericaArriving from New York to Los Angeles amidst turbulence on Wall Street, it is not surprising that the conversation with James P. Smith, a senior...
July 01, 2008
Innovators in ControlDuring a recent business trip to California, I took a detour to San Diego to visit a childhood friend, a Ph.D. microbiologist who relocated there...
June 30, 2008
The Pros and Cons of an IPSI finished my investment policy statement (IPS) template this week. I have the standard language along with a portion which is customizable. Now that it...
June 27, 2008
More at VanguardVanguard has introduced its Total World Stock Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the FTSE All-World Index--a "market-capitalization-weighted index designed to...
June 16, 2008
Banking on value stocksAfter watching major banks crash and burn recently, investors have been avoiding bank stocks. According to CNNMoney.com, though, some banks' cheap stocks are worth a...