Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Personal Financial Satisfaction Hits 24-Year High: AICPA
By Michael S. FischerThe bull market and decline in underemployment trump rising inflation in the minds of investors.
January 25, 2018
Quant Strategy Goes Haywire as Panic Buying Overruns StocksThe most liquid stocks are the top performers now, signaling a much more speculative market.
January 25, 2018
Gold's Path to $1,400 Seen Cleared by Dollar Slump, Equity FearsThe yellow metal has climbed more than 8% since mid-December to over $1,365 an ounce.
January 24, 2018
The Advisor and the Quant: How Should Advisors Prep for a Crash?In this new series, Joe Elsasser and Ron Piccinini offer two perspectives on advisors' questions.
January 24, 2018
Will Millennials Be Ready for Retirement? It Doesn’t Look GoodMillennials have it tougher than other generations did at their age, according to a new study from the Center for Retirement Research.
January 24, 2018
Morningstar’s Fund Managers of the Year: 2017The awards are given in four major categories: domestic stock, international stock, fixed income and allocation/alternatives.
January 23, 2018
Senate Confirms Jerome Powell as New Fed ChairPowell is a sitting Fed governor and will succeed Janet Yellen when her term as chair ends Feb. 3.
January 23, 2018
Are There Enough ETFs? Josh Brown, Others Weigh InExperts from SSGA, Ritholtz Wealth and CLS Investments discuss the future of exchange-traded funds.