Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Kaiser: Even High-Income Consumers Skimp On Coverage
By Trevor ThomasFewer than half of high earners with children and no access to group health coverage buy their own individual or family coverage.Even in families with ...
February 01, 2008
When Value Means GrowthIn the process of screening the equity universe for possible inclusion in the Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund, manager Michael Carmen considers a company's earnings potential...
February 01, 2008
Go AnywhereBy now advisors have heard the hue and cry of many experts imploring them to move away from value investing and into growth investing, and...
February 01, 2008
Democrats Expect Economy Will Go South in '08A new study by Harris Interactive finds that more than half the nation's Democrats and Independents feel the economy will get worse in 2008. The...
February 01, 2008
Are Active ETFs on the Horizon?According to a late November SEC filing, PowerShares Capital Management could be gearing up to launch four actively managed exchange-traded funds:o PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fundo...
February 01, 2008
Investor InfluenceAs part of our interview with Michael Carmen, we asked if there's been an investor who has been a particular influence or mentor in his...
February 01, 2008
Ready for Cheap Oil?The current trouble in global financial markets represents a correction in the overbought U.S. real estate market, but it is a more serious and broadly...