Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Goldman Puts Mortgages and Naked Shorts Behind It
By Matt LevineIt would be odd if Goldman's punishment for selling bad loans to investors is that it has to take more money away from those investors.
January 22, 2016
When the Market Fluctuates, Boomers Stay PutA new study of Americans age 50 and older finds that the majority claim to be long-term investors who understand market fluctuations are natural.
January 22, 2016
5 Reasons Not to Panic Over the MarketsYou can share with clients the reasons, says Daniel Kern, but you should be monitoring certain developments at home and abroad.
January 22, 2016
Medigap holders' income distribution shiftsAHIP figures show the percentage with a pretty high income has shrunk.
January 22, 2016
LTCI Watch: DeflationThe problem is the gap between the borrowers and the "borrow-nots."
January 22, 2016
Templeton’s $42 Billion Manager Says Gloom Has Gone Too FarHeather Arnold, who spends all day assessing the prospects for the worlds economies and their stock markets, doesnt see too much to worry about.
January 21, 2016
‘Mini-Maelstrom of Selling’ Creates Market OpportunitiesZachary Karabell of Envestnet and David Polak of Capital Group suggest the broadness of the selloff has created good value plays.
January 21, 2016
Gundlach on Economy: ‘The Primary Trend Is Down’The DoubleLine CEO says global economic weakness is not debatable, and the dollar is not likely to rise.