Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Catching up with... Milton Ezrati
By Bob KeaneThere has been a bit of turmoil in the economic markets in recent months, making many investors--and their advisors--a bit skittish. Milton Ezrati, senior economic...
October 01, 2007
Shopping the Bond MarketIt didn't seem this lunch was going to happen. Tom Ricketts, president and CEO of Incapital, was taking a morning flight from Chicago, where the private...
October 01, 2007
Risky RussiaSoon after Russia's debt default and ruble devaluation in 1998, I had a talk with a money manager with expertise in emerging markets. Professionals know...
October 01, 2007
Paying for KeepsResearch: Your 2007 Investor Research Survey delivered some interesting results about attitudes toward retirement. What did you find most exciting about the data?Greer: Our research...
September 25, 2007
Indexed Annuity Offers Proprietary Index ChoiceJackson National Life Insurance Company has introduced the Jackson AscenderPlus Select annuity contract.The annuity is an indexed annuity contract that offers a guaranteed minimum interest ...
September 25, 2007
Indexed Annuity Offers Proprietary Index ChoiceJackson National Life Insurance Company has introduced the Jackson AscenderPlus Select annuity contract.The annuity is an indexed annuity contract that offers a guaranteed minimum interest ...
September 24, 2007
Baring Sees Banks Sailing Into Stormy WeatherInvestor optimism about bank stocks may be unrealistic, a securities analyst warns.The average price of the world's bank stocks has been doing poorly since Aug. ...
September 23, 2007
It's All About Timing: The Impact Of Returns On DistributionsWhen the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 387 points on August 9th following the disclosure that turmoil in U.S. mortgage and securities market had prompted ...