Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Oil Posts Longest Losing Run Since 2015 Amid Economic Fears
By Erin DouglasSlowing demand and rising supplies are weighing on oil prices.
August 17, 2018
Trump Wants SEC to Study Ending Quarterly EarningsThe CEO who urged the president to look into 6-month reporting is PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi.
August 16, 2018
CLOs Are Hot. Plan Accordingly.Issuers want to sell them to life insurers, but their popularity may not be a good thing.
August 15, 2018
Libor Replacement Begins to Take RootWithin the past few weeks the World Bank and Fannie Mae have issued floating rate notes tied to the U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR.
August 15, 2018
How Investors Choose Their Mutual Funds: ICI SurveyThey appear to favor lower fees more than the industry does.
August 15, 2018
Is the New Normal Now the Old Normal? Retooling Fixed Income PortfoliosSusan Mooney, CIO at Prio Wealth, helps determine if the "New Normal," which was touted after the financial crisis as a forever-era of low rates and slow growth, is no longer new or normal.
August 14, 2018
SEC Charges 18 People in Bond Flipping, Kickback SchemeThe SEC alleges that "the flippers prevented true retail investors from receiving priority in municipal bond offerings."
August 14, 2018
GMO's Inker: Stick With Emerging Markets Despite RoutsGMO's Ben Inker lays out his arguments for "the most attractive asset."