Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Motif's Shutdown Seen as 'Tip of the Iceberg'
By Janet LevauxConsultant Doug Fritz expects 20% of fintech firms to be wiped off the map.
April 22, 2020
Advisor Portfolio Models Underperformed When Markets TankedConservative models lagged the furthest behind their benchmarks, according to BlackRock.
April 22, 2020
Top 12 Industries Most at Risk of Job LossesThese are the fields at moderate to high risk of pandemic-related layoffs, according to Moody's Analytics.
April 22, 2020
The 2020 IA25: Jeremy SiegelThe famed finance professor outlines what needs to happen to lift the U.S. economy in COVID-19 times.
April 22, 2020
COVID-19 Aid May Need an Extension: House Budget CommitteeSome of the enhanced unemployment payments in the stimulus bills will expire this summer.
April 22, 2020
McConnell Says States Should Be Allowed to Declare Bankruptcy"There's not going to be any desire on the Republican side to bail out state pensions by borrowing money," he said.
April 22, 2020
The 2020 IA25: David KellyJPMorgan Asset Management's chief global strategist explains how to position portfolios during the coronavirus.
April 22, 2020
Top Democrat Warns Against Reopening Economy Too SoonRep. Don Beyer, vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee, tells Human Capital that businesses can't risk a "false start."