Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Tony Blair, Lindsey Graham: Wake Up! 21st Century War Is Here
By Gil WeinreichTerrorists and leaders like Putin wage war by different rules. It's time for a wake-up call, Tony Blair, Sen. Graham and others said.
April 27, 2015
StanCorp sees stronger group disability salesThe employers the company serves are growing.
April 23, 2015
Prospect of Fed Rate Hike and Its Effect on Asian AssetsHow close are we to a Federal Reserve rate hike? How would a hike affect Asian securities?
April 23, 2015
Rivlin: Fed’s Real Challenge Is Preventing Another Financial CollapseBiggest worry isnt when Fed will raise rates, but how it should help identify threats to financial stability, said former Fed vice chairwoman Alice Rivlin.
April 22, 2015
Ameriprise Earnings Disappoint but Assets Under Management GrowAdvisor fees and commissions at Ameriprise rose 11% to $505,000 per capita.
April 22, 2015
Rogoff: This Time Is Not Different (That’s a Good Thing)Economic historian Ken Rogoff says pessimists are wrong to assume that "this time is different" and that were heading into an era of secular stagnation.
April 22, 2015
Bill Gross: German Bunds Are the ‘Short of a Lifetime’Janus' Bill Gross laid out his case for the move as critics said widespread short selling of 10-year bunds would lead to "financial Armageddon."
April 21, 2015
Bad Behavior Cost Mutual Fund Investors 8 Percentage Points in 2014: DalbarDalbars latest investor behavior study shows, for the 21st time, that investors are their own worst enemies and that advisors can be their best friends.