Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Still at the Top
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, Savita Iyer-AhrestaniJim Moffett, lead manager of the UMB Scout International Fund, was as new to international equity markets as the firm was when it launched the...
September 01, 2008
Rooting Out TreasuresDonald Putnam is a dream lunch guest. He is worldly, affable and articulate, with a fine gift of turning a quick aphorism. --- Who: Donald H. Putnam,...
September 01, 2008
Go East, Young Man!For investors interested in diversifying their portfolios with European holdings, the best advice may be to look to the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, as...
September 01, 2008
Dear Mr. President ...Dear Mr. President (and Mr./Ms. Investor): You have inherited a mess. This is the subject of a recent monthly investment-outlook newsletter penned by Bill Gross. Gross,...
September 01, 2008
Good for GM?"What's good for General Motors is good for the country," GM president Charles Erwin Wilson reportedly declared in the Senate in 1953. Historians claim that...
September 01, 2008
The Dow Jones: A Truly Unique BarometerThe Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by Charles Dow in 1896 and followed the Dow Jones Transportation Average. A walk down memory lane reveals...
August 31, 2008
Helping to protect veterans' LTC coverageQ. I sell LTC insurance in an area with a lot of veterans. I know the Veterans' Administration will pay for LTC coverage in certain situations, which certainly affects my sales. What kind of coverage does the VA provide? A. The
August 27, 2008
Durable goods do some goodSmall victory, we know, but we'll take it. Investors took heart this week from better-than-expected data on durable goods orders, in spite of a rise...