Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What ETF Investors Got Wrong About Markets in January
By Bernice NapachETF fund flows for the month of January appear to be almost as confusing as the markets themselves.
February 03, 2016
Target Date Funds Post First Yearly Loss Since 2008: ReportThe average TDF gained 3% in Q4, but it wasn't enough to offset a loss for 2015, according to Callan Associates.
February 03, 2016
Merk Asks: Could Gold Beat Stocks?Porfolio manager Axel Merk suggests that investors look at history, especially periods of low interest rates.
February 03, 2016
Bill Gross on Low Rates: ‘How’s It Workin’ for Ya?’Global markets and individual economies are increasingly addled and distorted as central banks cut rates, sometimes to negative territory, Gross writes.
February 03, 2016
Gross asks world’s central bankers: ‘How’s it workin’ for ya?’Financial manager Bill Gross writes that "global markets and individual economies are increasingly addled and distorted.
February 02, 2016
How to Kill DOL’s Fiduciary Rule: Andy FriedmanCourts don't like to give injunctions, but if opponents to the rule can get one, the rule is dead, the Washington Update analyst says.
February 02, 2016
Why Are Stocks Falling in Sync With Oil Prices?The stock market is treating the plunge in oil prices as an indicator of global growth, says BlackRock's Russ Koesterich. Thats wrong.
February 02, 2016
SEC Fines 14 Firms for Muni Bond ViolationsBarclays, Janney Montgomery and Wells Fargo are among the firms fined.