Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Life Insurers Added Asset-Backed Securities in 2021
By Allison BellBut insurers continued to put much of their extra cash in ordinary corporate bonds.
May 10, 2022
How to Reinvest 'Excess' RMDsOlder clients must take their entire RMD, but that doesn't mean they have to spend it all.
May 09, 2022
Father of 4% Rule Urges Caution, Cash as Market Risk RisesBut recent calls to cut withdrawals to around 3% or less are too conservative, Bill Bengen tells ThinkAdvisor.
May 09, 2022
5 Ways to Diversify a 60-40 PortfolioThese alternative strategies are becoming increasingly accessible to individual investors and their advisors.
May 09, 2022
Crypto Interest Surges Among Big InvestorsForty-one percent of alternative investment allocators said they expect their firms to increase allocations to digital assets.
May 09, 2022
Small Broker-Dealers' Secret WeaponWhile many small BDs will continue to be acquisition targets, some smaller firms are thriving and growing.
May 09, 2022
10 Ways Inflation Affects Your ClientsMany of your clients have never experienced high inflation before. Help them be proactive.
May 09, 2022
U.S. Stocks Get Pummeled in Broad-Based SelloffThe S&P was down over 2%, and Cathie Wood's flagship ETF sank more than 8% Monday.