Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
World's Biggest Wealth Fund Wants Out of Oil and Gas
By Sveinung SleireThe plan would entail the fund, which controls about 1.5% of global stocks, dumping as much as $40 billion of shares.
November 17, 2017
Low Returns Are a Feature of Markets, Not a BugAfter accounting for inflation and costs many more investors end up losing than winning.
November 17, 2017
Are Amazon, Apple and Google Coming for Asset Managers?Tech companies will increasingly enter finance in order to increase their client stickiness, Moody's predicts.
November 16, 2017
Lifetime Income: It's a Relay, Not a SprintFrom longer lives to a growing income gap, todays retirees face new income needs that require reliable solutions.
November 16, 2017
Merrill Fund Manager Survey Finds 'Irrational Exuberance'Risk-taking hit an all-time high in November, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.
November 16, 2017
New York Fed Sees a Healthy Fear in the Volatility CurveFed researchers say the market is pricing in implied volatility of around 19% in one or two years time."
November 15, 2017
Vanguard Shareholders Vote to Restructure REIT Funds and for Other ChangesThey also approved proposals that provide more flexibility to switch fund advisors.
November 14, 2017
8 of the Worst Market Calls Since 1929Bad stock market calls could fill oceans, but here are eight of the worst going back to the start of the Depression.