Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Are Low-Cost Mutual Funds Now Competitive With ETFs?
By Bernice NapachPershing reports that advisor assets on its platform favored low-cost mutual funds over ETFs in the first quarter.
June 06, 2018
Impact Investing Takes Flight With Big InvestorsA survey of large funds found impact investing meets performance goals and will continue to grow.
June 05, 2018
Advisors, Don't Waste Your Time on Manager Selection: Research AffiliatesResearch Affiliates is warning advisors that past is not prologue.
June 05, 2018
Advisors Say Yes to ETFs, No to Crypto: FPAAdvisors plan to increase use and recommendation of ESG funds, an FPA survey finds.
June 05, 2018
How to Prep Clients for a Market HurricaneAn investor unprepared for a market crash is like a shopper fighting the mob at Home Depot as a storm bears down.
June 05, 2018
GOP's Anti-Reg Stance Is a 'Big, Greasy Baloney Sandwich': Sen. WarrenSen. Elizabeth Warren says she plans to introduce sweeping anticorruption legislation in the coming weeks.
June 04, 2018
The Recent Bear Market You Might Have MissedAdvisor James Demmert tells ThinkAdvisor about the "corporate profit recession" and his controversial fee structure.
June 04, 2018
A Mixed Outlook for the US EconomyBusiness economists are slightly less optimistic for the full year; an Atlanta Fed report is extremely bullish for Q2.