Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
A Game Plan for Longevity
By Alexei BayerAlexander Shaknovich doesn't break for lunch. A Harvard-MIT trained cardiologist, his career includes a position as Chief of Interventional Cardiology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical...
January 10, 2008
Forecasters: The Economy Will Hold ... BarelyTwo economic experts are predicting the U.S. economy will cool this year without quite freezing."The big question today is whether the U.S. economy will face ...
January 06, 2008
What's Behind The Recent Momentum In SPIA SalesSingle premium immediate annuity (SPIA) sales are increasing faster than other fixed annuity markets. Why?There is now general agreement among academics, economists and most others ...
January 06, 2008
What's Behind The Recent Momentum In SPIA SalesSingle premium immediate annuity (SPIA) sales are increasing faster than other fixed annuity markets. Why?There is now general agreement among academics, economists and most others ...
January 02, 2008
A Bad Omen for StocksFor the first time since 1997, domestic equities lost ground in the last three months of the year. While this outcome is certainly not unexpected given the problems in subprime mortgages, corporate credit, and housing, both the holiday mindset and end of year buying typically propel stocks higher in the...
January 01, 2008
Want financial success? Quit reading.I was going through some old magazines I had saved for one reason or another when I came across an article in the Aug. 14, 2000 issue of Fortune, entitled "10 stocks to last the decade." The timing of the article was interesting. We were five months
January 01, 2008
Schwab Expands Laudus FundsCharles Schwab has announced the expansion of its Laudus Funds lineup and a new sub-advisory relationship with Mondrian Investment Partners Limited of London. The new...
January 01, 2008
Currency CollapseThe past year was marked by such a dramatic decline of the dollar that it can almost be described as a collapse. The once mighty...