Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Behind the Numbers, with Mark keller
By Staff WriterThe chief investment officer of A.G. Edwards thinks that stocks have become the forgotten asset class. "We think investors are better off, from a total...
November 22, 2005
Looking for Non-Correlative Assets?Eastern European Equity Fund may be worthy of closer look
November 18, 2005
The Microcap Universe ExpandsUntil recently, investors who wanted to own shares of the smallest U.S. companies through exchange-traded funds had no options. But since September, they've had three. Although they all focus on very small stocks, the new offerings -- the iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund (IWC), the First Trust Dow Jones Select...
November 11, 2005
More American Households Own StocksOne-third of all Americans own equities directly or through mutual funds
November 09, 2005
Reinsurance Change Lowers Penn Treaty NetEfforts to reduce exposure to investment market ups and downs led to a dip in third-quarter earnings at a major long term care insurer.[@@]The ...
November 01, 2005
Rebalancing Gets More Attractive as Stocks-Bonds Correlation LowersStock and bond price co-movements appeared to decouple a few years ago, which exacerbated an already decades-old trend. Although the two asset classes don't move in perfect lockstep--one falls while the other rises, and vice versa--it seems that correlations are much lower than they have been.
November 01, 2005
Mid-Cap Value Funds Tap Rich VeinMid-cap stocks enjoy the best of both worlds: They possess the strong liquidity and well-established businesses of large-cap companies, and the high growth potential and...