Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Vanguard Adjusts 4 Global Funds
By Janet LevauxVanguard says it is adding small-cap stocks to some international equity-index funds, which will then track FTSE all-cap benchmarks. The fund group, which…
June 29, 2015
Building Up Fixed Income ExposureNever mind the depressed yield income being squeezed from bond investments around the world. The current yield cycle will inevitably change and furthermore,…
June 29, 2015
My Derek Jeter TakeawayAdvisor conference organizers face a conundrum when it comes to the final day of the show.
June 29, 2015
Morningstar Updates Views on PIMCOIt's been over nine months since fixed-income guru Bill Gross abruptly left PIMCO, the fund firm he co-founded, to join Janus Investments. The firm's total…
June 29, 2015
Riverside hires MetLife currency head Leinwand amid Greek crisisThe firm works with investment banks, private-equity and law firms seeking derivative contracts tied to bonds, currencies and stocks.
June 29, 2015
Marc Faber Predicts Last-Minute Greece AgreementWhile many are blaming Greece's debt crisis for falling stocks, the editor of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report takes a decidedly different view.
June 29, 2015
Munis Meet Milken as Hedge Funds Dictate Puerto Rico TermsPuerto Rico is getting a thorough introduction to Michael Milkens junk-bond world as it increasingly relies on some of the financial industrys most aggressive players.
June 29, 2015
More Millennials Buying a Home This YearThe housing market is on track to enjoy one of its best years since 2006, the National Association of Realtors predicts.