Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
10 Hot Investment Themes for 2018: Deutsche Bank
By Emily ZulzLarry Adam, a CIO for Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, outlines where he sees risks and where he sees opportunities.
January 17, 2018
Putnam to Introduce Its First ESG FundsThe actively managed asset manager expects to launch two ESG funds in March as part of a repositioning of two existing funds.
January 17, 2018
BofA Has More to Trim to Reach Its $53B Cost Target: Q4 EarningsBank of America once excited investors by pledging steep cost cuts by the end of this year. It still has a ways to go.
January 17, 2018
New US Tax Rules Are a Gift to EuropeU.S. legislators have effectively established an optimal corporate tax range for the EU something France and Germany have long tried and failed to do.
January 17, 2018
The New 20% Pass-Through Tax Deduction: An Advisor’s GuideLets cover some of the basics of this complicated provision so you can be sure to relate the correct information to your clients.
January 17, 2018
What’s Got the New York Fed President Worried?In a speech, William Dudley outlined two things hes not worried about and three things that have him concerned.
January 16, 2018
Valliere & Friedman: Government Shutdown Has Upside, Downside for InvestorsA short- or longer-term shutdown could have a variety of effects on the markets, Greg Valliere and Andy Friedman say.
January 12, 2018
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Fined as Fed Ends Foreclosure CasesFive banks were sanctioned and will pay a combined $35.5 million; one of the banks once run by Treasurys Mnuchin, OCCs Otting.