Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Market Crisis? For Best Results, Ride It Out: Dalbar
By Ginger SzalaDalbar looked at 10 periods of market turmoil to see whether investors fared better by taking action or staying put.
March 31, 2020
Former Fed Chair Yellen Worries About a Deepening RecessionHer best-case scenario doesn't foresee positive GDP growth until the fourth quarter.
March 31, 2020
8 Ways the Stimulus Package Helps Student Loan BorrowersThe biggest benefit is a suspension of federal student loan payments, but there's more.
March 31, 2020
BofA Pledges to Keep, Pay Staff in 2020The bank's CEO says it also added staff and is extending loans to keep businesses afloat.
March 31, 2020
Economists Are Losing Hope in a 'V-Shaped' Post-Virus RecoveryGetting back to work is one thing. Getting back to play is another. And both will likely happen only gradually.
March 31, 2020
Stimulus Plan Includes Temporary RMD WaiverThis measure "will help lots of people avoid a tax bill on IRA value that has vanished," IRA expert Ed Slott tells ThinkAdvisor.
March 31, 2020
Jeremy Siegel: 4 Things Must Happen for Economic, Market RecoveryWhile one of those steps has been achieved, more work needs to be done on the others, he says.
March 30, 2020
Where John Buckingham, Ace Stock Picker, Is Investing NowIt's a great time for long-term investors to buy stocks, Buckingham tells ThinkAdvisor. Here's what he's buying.