Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Behind the Numbers,with Gail Dudack
By Staff WriterEnergy prices should go down for the year overall, with crude oil averaging out to $55 a barrel, according to the Managing Partner of the...
March 20, 2006
First Trust Advisors Launch Dividend Exchange Traded FundETF tracks Morningstar's Dividend Leaders Index
March 16, 2006
Jackson National Reports 2005 EarningsThe U.S. arm of Prudential P.L.C. says variable annuity sales soared in 2005 as fixed annuity sales slipped.Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Lansing, Mich., is ...
March 16, 2006
Jackson National Reports 2005 EarningsThe U.S. arm of Prudential P.L.C. says variable annuity sales soared in 2005 as fixed annuity sales slipped.Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Lansing, Mich., is ...
March 05, 2006
Insuring Against The UnthinkableAny time you can talk to clients about disability protection, you ought to discuss the importance of catastrophic coverage and make sure any policies purchased ...
March 01, 2006
A Fundamental DebateReady for a sea change in active management? According to "The Fundamental Law in Mismanagement," a recent paper by Richard Michaud of New Frontier Advisors in Boston, the most basic tenet of active equity management is seriously flawed.
March 01, 2006
Interview: Pamela Holding of Putnam International Growth & Income FundS&P Rank: 4 Stars Avoiding Value Traps
March 01, 2006
Behind the Numbers, with Sam StovallIt still may not be too late for investors to profit from the energy sector, according to S&P's chief investment strategist, despite its outperformance of...