Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Bob Doll Checks In on His 10 Predictions for 2018
By Michael S. FischerNuveen expects a 'less perfect' year than 2017.
June 28, 2018
Fed Stress Tests Force 6 U.S. Banks to Scale Back DividendsJPMorgan Chase reduced its proposed payout; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley froze them at last year's levels.
June 28, 2018
Asset Manager of the Year Robert Gray on Finding 'Highest Quality' BondsGW&K Investment Management's head of national accounts tells Investment Advisor what it thinks of rising rates and related issues.
June 28, 2018
General Electric: Three Lessons for Advisors, InvestorsThe iconic company was just removed from the Dow, and its decline offers several important lessons for FAANG-obsessed market followers.
June 27, 2018
Justice Kennedy Announces Retirement, Setting Stage for Nomination Battle"Please permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know, interpret, and defend the Constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises," Kennedy said in a letter to President Trump.
June 27, 2018
State Street, World Gold Council Launch Low-Cost Gold ETFHaving gold in portfolios can mitigate drawdowns and provide diversification, according to the head of SPDR Americas Research.
June 27, 2018
International/Global and Impact Asset Managers of the YearThe International/Global Winner WCM Investment Management and Impact Winner ClearBridge Investments review what helped make 2017 a success for their portfolios.
June 27, 2018
Asset Manager Awards 2018: Poised for PerformanceFrom its universe of over 2,800 strategies, the Envestnet | PMC team drills down to a group of about 600 portfolios to uncover a small group of gems. Read on for how these asset managers produce consistent results for investors.