Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
What Yale's Investment Guru Wants for Christmas
By Bernice NapachDavid Swensen, the legendary chief investment officer at Yale, says Americas equity markets are broken, rigged in favor of short-term players and against individual investors.
December 23, 2015
Americans’ Economic Optimism Tapers OffFewer Americans see a better economy a year from now compared with when the question was asked a year ago, Pew found.
December 23, 2015
Who Wins, Who Loses as Rates RiseThe U.S. economy and markets can handle the challenges of higher rates; other countries, not so much. And watch out for volatility, Jeffrey Kleintop says.
December 23, 2015
PIMCO Managing Director Bhansali Quits, Opens LongTail AlphaThe Harvard-trained physicist will lead tail-risk focused strategy and says volatility and risk today make timing "optimal."
December 23, 2015
Fixed Income Outlook 2016: Have Rising Interest Rates Been Priced Into Bonds?With the Fed raising rates, and more hikes likely to come, we look at the opportunities and dangers in fixed income in the New Year.
December 22, 2015
3 Muni Trades That Pushed PIMCO to Top in Year of DistressThe firm left out some risky debt while embracing certain securities that looked promising.
December 22, 2015
Fed Hike ‘Not ‘Star Wars’ Big, But Big’: LPL’s WhiteStocks tend to rise the year after a rate hike, but expect a bumpy next few months, LPL investment chief Burt White says.
December 22, 2015
Rate Hike Could Ease Pressure on Emerging MarketsEmerging markets have never been so undervalued and so undersold as in 2015, says Wells Capital's Anthony Cragg, but choose regions, countries and companies carefully.