Economic Trends
Get the latest economic news and analysis to understand emerging economic trends and their impact on portfolios.
In Troubled Times, Give 'Em Hope
By James J. GreenI have been in your shoes. Everyone is telling you to be positive, to take the initiative and call your clients--but that's the last thing...
November 01, 2008
Research RevolutionFor years, Dennis Gallant was a well-known director at Cerulli Associates, leading the firm's consulting and new business development efforts. He was also responsible for...
October 21, 2008
A generational crashJoe White of the Wall Street Journal thinks boomers have dug themselves into a financial hole. And this is not the time to be digging...
October 16, 2008
Insurer Responds To Rating AgencyProtective Life Corp. says it believes it is doing a good job of addressing the current economic challenges.Protective, Birmingham, Ala., issued a statement about its ...
October 09, 2008
Last gasp or a chance for change?Ben Bernanke told members of the National Association for Business Economics "the combination of the incoming data and recent financial developments suggests that the outlook...
October 08, 2008
Labor market expected to get worseMore losses are expected to come in the labor market as The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)(TM) continued its decline in September. The index fell...
October 01, 2008
Greenspan's LegacyA newspaper story once alleged that some traders at a Wall Street brokerage house had a shrine dedicated to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, in...
July 16, 2008
Mail campaigns that actually workHow often are you in contact with your clients? Three or four times a year? Do you put all your clients into the same contact campaign? Did you know that even a low volume contact campaign should include 10 or more points of contact each year? And