Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Ed Yardeni Says Don't Underestimate Trump's Economy
By Jane Wollman RusoffThe strategist tells ThinkAdvisor why "inflation is dead" and how tariffs could actually decrease protectionism.
August 23, 2018
Passive U.S. Funds Get Boost in July: MorningstarJuly Direct Asset Flows report shows a "modest" uptick in inflows to long-term U.S. open-ended ETFs.
August 23, 2018
More Bad News About Active Funds' PerformanceMorningstar's latest active/passive barometer shows that the performance gap has grown.
August 23, 2018
Will the Market Crash If Trump Is Impeached?Combined profit in the S&P 500 has soared under his policies; analysts debate whether any of that would be lost if he were gone.
August 23, 2018
Why Direct Investments Are More Exciting Than StocksThe CEO of Third Seven Advisors discusses how they provide access to direct investment opportunities, with a special focus on pre-IPO companies.
August 22, 2018
Fed Signals Readiness to Hike Again If Economy Stays On TrackMinutes from the Fed's last policy meeting also noted that some officials believe the Fed should drop "accommodative" to describe policy "fairly soon."
August 22, 2018
Allianz Unit Analyst Worries About the End of Easy MoneyMarc Seidner sees a 70% chance higher rates will push the world economy into a recession.
August 21, 2018
Longest Bull Market in History, Really?"Everyone's hung up on the record. It's more nuanced than that," says Jeffrey Hirsch, editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac.