Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
3 Sectors Where Billionaires Bought Ahead of Earnings Season
By Emily StewartWhere billionaire hedge fund managers like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Warren Buffett placed their chips ahead of first-quarter earnings.
April 15, 2015
Hedge Fund Firm GMO Says Stop Hedging Your (Foreign) BetsThe Boston-based hedge fund firm argues that, paradoxically, hedging foreign equity actually increases risk.
April 15, 2015
Hedge Funds Have Best Quarter Since 2011Macro strategies steamroll their competitors for the third consecutive quarter, Hedge Fund Research reports.
April 15, 2015
Will Energy Mergers Speed Up After Shell-BG Deal?A Brunswick survey of oil and gas specialists found that 68% of analysts and investment managers expect more M&A activity but only 20% of bankers and lawyers do.
April 15, 2015
Under the Hood: Stock Market Valuation, Pt. 2—Shiller and TobinConcluding our discussion of stock market valuation tools, we look at Robert Shillers CAPE and James Tobins Q Ratio.
April 14, 2015
Top 10 Dumbest States for Financial Literacy: 2015Residents of these places have a lot to learn about money basics.
April 14, 2015
Rising Rate Consensus Is Wrong: Research AffiliatesWorried about rising rates? Dont be. But theres ample room to be worried about the reason rates wont be rising much, Research Affiliates warns.
April 14, 2015
JPMorgan Profit Rises 12% on Gains From Stock, Bond TradingThe bank boosts earnings on asset management 11% to $502 million, as total assets for the unit hit $1.8 trillion.