Managed volatility VAs update
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPManaged volatility can help reduce the impact of equity market downturns, which can reduce the urge to sell stocks at the wrong time.
August 24, 2015
El-Erian: This Sell-Off Might Be DifferentIt's uncertain, El-Erian writes, whether longer-term stability can be restored with the policy tools that were available in the past.
August 24, 2015
Hour of panic as GE plunged 21 percent and markets flirted with abyssThe list of big-name companies affected included XL and UnitedHealth.
August 24, 2015
Junk Bond Market: ‘I See Dead Companies’With apologies to Cole Sear of "The Sixth Sense," high-yield bonds are showing some very troublesome signs, as are corporate credit spreads.
August 20, 2015
Why the Fed Is Wishy-WashyThe FOMC July meeting minutes didn't necessarily reflect a Fed that wishes to keep its cards close to its chest.
August 19, 2015
Fed Appears to Signal a Delay in September Rate RiseFOMC minutes for July said they needed more evidence of inflation increasing.
August 18, 2015
Three Ways to Invest in Japanese GrowthThe sustained growth of Asia and Japans increasing integration with the rest of Asia is what makes Japans equity markets attractive.
August 17, 2015
Bond market says cheaper yuan won’t stop Fed from raising ratesEconomists are even more confident than the bond market that the Fed will raise borrowing costs this year.