Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Trading by the Calendar
By Ben WarwickThe January Effect is the Elvis of the investment management world. Some think it's still alive (and working in a convenience store in Des Moines);...
January 01, 2006
Mostly Sunny or Partly CloudyLike most questions, the answer depends on whom you ask. We are fortunate here at Investment Advisor in that we have not one expert to...
December 21, 2005
S&P/Citigroup Indexes DebutStandard & Poor's on [December 19] debuted six indexes that replaced the S&P/Barra indexes. The new S&P/Citigroup indexes are market cap-weighted, and divide the cap of...
December 19, 2005
Shifts Seen in Asia's Fixed-Income BusinessGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--The volume of Asian fixed-income trading fell from 2004 to 2005, and the nature of the market shifted away from government bonds toward higher-risk, higher-yield instruments. So says Greenwich Associates' 2005 Asian Fixed-Income Research Study, released Tuesday. Specifically, a slowdown in institutional trading of government bonds and G-7...
December 15, 2005
Economic Capital Discussed As Risk Management ToolPWCDec13jc83 linesEconomic capital, a capital adequacy measure, is gaining some ground as an accepted tool but still has a way to go, according to a ...
December 15, 2005
Economic Capital Discussed As Risk Management ToolPWCDec13jc83 linesEconomic capital, a capital adequacy measure, is gaining some ground as an accepted tool but still has a way to go, according to a ...
December 09, 2005
No Stocking Stuffers HereRetailer stocks not expected to benefit from holiday boost in sales
December 01, 2005
November's Dream Rally A Nightmare For Some TradersFor stock market bears, last month's blistering equity performance was like a B-movie monster that just won't die. Although crude oil closed at five month lows, energy stocks managed a gain. Bond prices rose as well, even though GDP estimates were revised higher. And despite inflation and other concerns, consumer...