Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investing Like a Billionaire: Buffett and Icahn’s Energy Investments
By Emily StewartBuffetts energy play includes investing in spinoffs of companies hes already backed, while for Icahn, the energy sector comprises just 19% of his equity holdings.
August 29, 2014
U.S. Sleeps as 9/11 Approaches: News AnalysisHistory suggests that an environment of growing threat and shrinking resolve provokes our enemies.
August 29, 2014
Managed Futures and Fixed Income, Part 2: Odd Couple of DiversificationManaged futures offer significant diversification in portfolios holding not just high-yield bonds, but also for investment-grade and muni bond holders.
August 28, 2014
How to Measure Good, Bad Stock PickersETFs that track industry sectors can be an investor's best friend.
August 27, 2014
What to Expect When You’re Expecting … a Rate HikeThe endlessly discussed, yet-to-happen but highly feared Fed interest rate hikes are likely to be far more benign than investors imagine, Northern Trust says.
August 27, 2014
Typical PPACA exchange users may be brokeA "large majority" may have income below 225 percent of the federal poverty level.
August 26, 2014
How to help your clients win the "longevity lotto"Economics professor Keith Bender states that a top secret to having a happy retirement includes "buying yourself income."
August 26, 2014
Investor Confidence Ticks Up, Indexes ShowOutlooks for the economy and labor market have either improved or roughly stayed the same throughout August, three major confidence measures show.