Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Bears Growl in New E-Trade Investor Poll
By Michael S. FischerWhen E-Trade recently asked investors to choose a movie title to describe their feelings about the current market, they named "Dazed and Confused."
January 28, 2016
Wall Street turmoil to bend, not break, economic expansion"The risk of a recession in 2016 is pretty low, certainly under 25 percent," says David Hensley of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
January 27, 2016
The Fed in a BindChanging financial markets and global economic conditions are making it very hard for Fed officials to communicate a clear and consistent policy path.
January 27, 2016
Schwab’s Sonders: Market Headed for ‘Non-Recession Bear’Schwab strategist Liz Ann Sonders says that while the secular bull market isn't over, a rough several months could be ahead.
January 27, 2016
ESOPs May Help Reduce Income Inequality Among WorkersEmployee stock ownership plans appear to equalize wealth and wage distributions, according to a paper by economist Jared Bernstein.
January 27, 2016
Marc Faber Bullish on (Some) Emerging Markets as Others Shun ThemOn a generally bearish panel at Inside ETFs conference, with Richard Bernstein and others, Marc Faber stood out as an emerging market bull.
January 26, 2016
Jeremy Siegel: No Bubble, No Reason to Fear the FedThe Wharton finance professor lays out his bullish vision at the Inside ETFs conference and says oil prices are "never going back to $100."
January 26, 2016
Don’t Bet on Active Management to Beat the Volatile Market"Active managers have nowhere to go to escape [a crisis] except into cash ... and going to cash almost never happens," says Morningstar's John Rekenthaler.