Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Texas Stock Exchange Names Nasdaq, NYSE Veterans to Top Jobs
By Madlin MekelburgThe Texas Stock Exchange also hired veterans of the SEC and Schwab.
September 27, 2024
Stop Your Clients From Letting Election Fears Drive Investment DecisionsClients are worried, says Spuds Powell of Kayne Anderson Rudnick, and a well-delivered reality check can help.
September 26, 2024
Researchers Put Americans' Retirement Literacy to the Test. The Results Weren't Pretty.Average scores on a retirement income literacy quiz were disappointingly low, but those with advisors did somewhat better.
September 26, 2024
Good News & Bad News: 8 New Findings About Retirement ReadinessA Goldman Sachs report offers both encouraging and worrying signs about planning in the United States.
September 26, 2024
Merrill's Former Top Strategist Says Today's Market Is No 1999Now 82 and running a hedge fund, Charles Clough explains what's in the firm's portfolio and what risks keep him up at night.
September 25, 2024
Mystified by the Social Security Administration? Here's an Inside LookFrom headlines about the Social Security program's funding to questions about disability benefit delays, there's much to unpack.
September 25, 2024
How the NFL Became an Alternative InvestmentExposure to professional sports fits comfortably in a modern portfolio asset mix, says Neil Blundell of CAIS.
September 25, 2024
The $6.3T Money-Market Industry Just Got Its First ETFThough interest rates are coming down, Texas Capital sees an opportunity to capitalize on the still-strong demand for cash.