Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
SIFMA Sees Slower Growth, No Recession in 2020
By Bernice NapachSurvey results show a slight downward shift from SIFMA's midyear economic outlook.
December 04, 2019
Self-Directed Millennials Invested More in Cash, ETFs Than Older InvestorsSchwab's Q3 report shows mutual funds still held the highest percentage of participant assets.
December 04, 2019
FINRA, Amazon Strike Cloud Deal for Market SurveillanceThe Consolidated Audit Trail processes about 100 billion market events each day at 22 stock exchanges and 1,500 broker-dealers.
December 02, 2019
Are Advisors Using Alts as Intended?A BlackRock survey of advisors' alt models found that most are highly correlated to equity market returns and risk.
December 02, 2019
11 Affordable Small Towns for Retirement AbroadInternational Living has compiled a list of 11 good-value, small-town communities outside the United States.
December 02, 2019
Chaikin Plans ETF Rating Version '2.0': Portfolio ProductsAlso, MSCI makes its ESG ratings publicly available.
November 27, 2019
Congresswoman Wants to End Opportunity Zone ProgramFreshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib has introduced legislation to remove opportunity zones from the U.S. tax code.
November 27, 2019
Non-Variable Annuity Sales Fall: WinkSales of both variable and non-variable indexed annuities increased.