Are Central Banks Saving Economy or Destroying It? News Analysis
By Gil WeinreichThe question is whether the central banks combined $15 trillion bet will restore confidence in time for the economy to grow again, or whether the global economic system collapses, sending waves of pain on a scale greatly exceeding the fallout of the still unrecovered U.S. real estate market.
February 07, 2012
Bernanke Testimony Contradicts Optimism on JobsFed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the job market is still far from healthy after signs of economic improvement over the past year.
February 03, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Under PressurePretending that people are like robots who can keep work faster and faster may not turn out to be so great for claims.
February 01, 2012
Growth With Value: Ford Draper Jr.After 40 years in the business, Ford Draper Jr. has seen it allexcept something akin to current market volatility.
February 01, 2012
EU Vetoes Merger of Deutsche Boerse-NYSE EuronextMeasures proposed by the two companies failed to satisfy the Competition Commission. The European Commission characterized the proposal as leading to a near-monopoly that would bring harm to customers.
January 31, 2012
Advisor Confidence Moving in Positive DirectionThis slight shift is similar to that of Spectrem Groups affluent-investor survey and the University of Michigans Consumer Sentiment Index
January 31, 2012
Panelists Accentuate the Positive at IMCA ConferenceExperts at the IMCA Conference express cautious optimism that the U.S. can avoid a double-dip recession and that investors will continue to realize gains in growth markets.
January 30, 2012
Hussman Warns of 'Goat Rodeo' for Markets With 25% LossesThe PhD portfolio manager warns that today's low earnings yields and high financial advisor bullishness "is associated almost exclusively with steeply negative outcomes."