“It’s better to burn out than to fade away,” Def Leppard sang in its hit song Rock of Ages. Maybe that’s good advice for a hair band, but for financial planners, not so much.
It’s an awkward question, because the last thing you want to do is defend or sell yourself against another advisor.
Booming demand for batteries powering the world’s shift into electric vehicles is rekindling US cobalt production after at least a 30-year hiatus.
US employers continued to hire at a solid pace last month and the jobless rate unexpectedly returned to a historic low, indicating a sturdy labor market that puts the inflation-focused Federal Reserve on course for another outsize interest-rate hike.
US equity earnings are behaving similarly to the run-up to previous recessions, tallying with multiple leading indicators showing the US is on track for an economic slump.
The recipe for making money if you’re a commodities trader is simple: buy natural resources in one place and time and sell them somewhere else later — hopefully making a buck by exploiting the difference.
If it feels like the winter holiday season starts earlier every year, that’s because it does.
Investors hoping that third quarter earnings will be strong enough to reverse this year’s steady selloff in technology stocks should brace for the prospect of weak company outlooks causing further pain.
To reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5C, investment in renewable energy sources needs to surpass finance flows to fossil fuels by a factor of four over the next decade, according to research from BloombergNEF.
Democracy is under attack, yet many Americans fail to see the threat, according to Seth Klarman. Leadership must come from the business community to respond to this challenge.
Dip buyers wagering that the era of central-bank hawkishness has peaked got a reminder Wednesday that they are playing a dangerous game.
Gold slipped as fresh data continued to paint a mixed picture of the US economy, clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
Fidelity Investments and Vanguard announced a rare collaborative effort Wednesday to help employees keep their retirement savings in tax-advantaged accounts like 401(k)s when they switch jobs.
There's a new religion in economic policymaking. It's a more modern view of supply-side economics with converts on both the right and the left. But what that means and how to achieve it is dividing policymakers.
The firestorm among UK pension funds is a wake-up call for their peers across the Atlantic. The end of an era of cheap money is exposing an industry that’s chronically underfunded and overexposed to market turbulence.
If one is watching CNBC to figure out where markets are headed, they will be better served looking to the bond market for direction.
Elon Musk’s sudden U-turn from months spent trying to get out of his agreement to buy Twitter isn’t sitting well with Tesla investors.
A $200 billion corner of the hedge funds industry dominated by computer-driven algorithms has been making the most of wild swings in global markets, putting many of those funds on course for a record year of gains.
Elon Musk is reviving his original $54.20 takeover bid for Twitter Inc., perhaps because he doesn’t want to go through a legal process that divulges more embarrassing text messages.
Ray Dalio has changed his mind on cash.
Kids are expensive. Full stop. No matter your level of frugality, it's certainly costlier to have kids than to opt to be child-free.
The causes of inflation can be hard to isolate, but in the US at least, one culprit is clear: President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats spent too much in the last two years, and even now refuse to take steps that would ease the problem.
As student borrowers get set to apply for federal loan forgiveness, some of them are also considering for the first time homeownership and other major milestones as they embark on new lives without the specter of debt hanging over them.
Retail investors, who helped push stocks to all-time highs, are now trying a different tactic: Betting against the market.
I’ll share some insights as you encourage your team to be more open-minded and innovative and to help with facilitating change efforts within your organization.
I posted the job requirements on a popular website for experienced writers, listed my requirements and waited for the responses. You can learn a lot from my experience.
The CFP Board has strayed from its mission of improving life for the consumer. Instead, it is generating as much confusion as possible for the furthering of its own interests. Make no mistake – transparency is not on its agenda. This is a massive disservice to the public.
The search for information and direction about financial assistance and special-needs planning can be especially frustrating for caregivers.
After a furious spate of retail selling unseen since December 2018 and beaten-down risk appetite, all the ingredients were in place heading into the big stock rebound Monday.
This year's brutal market has investors across asset classes and international markets running for the exits. But where there’s panic and wreckage, there’s also arbitrage and opportunity.
Florida’s response to Hurricane Ian illustrates how governments are making it harder to adjust to climate change by subsidizing the insurance market.
Most seers believe the US labor market is overly strong.
Trying to forecast inflation is a hazardous occupation when there's so much volatility in markets, supply chains and energy prices. But we can get some sense of where inflation is likely to go by tracking the profit margins of companies that make goods and services that go into the consumer prices basket.
Chief executive officers are putting a number of ESG goals on hold as they try to prepare their businesses for fallout from a possible recession, according to a study conducted by KPMG.
Tesla Inc. shares jumped Tuesday after Cathie Wood bought the company’s shares following their Monday’s plunge, prompted by a disappointing delivery number for the third quarter.
Taking the right precautions, such as implementing two-factor authentication, firewalls, and encryption, protects data in transit and reduces cybersecurity risk. Focusing on careful password management when working with a team reduces the risk of cybercrime and offers peace of mind.
What are the worst ROI marketing tactics advisors are taking on today? Behold, the top four.
Global bonds and stocks are rallying on hopes that the latest signs of weakness in the US economy will push the Federal Reserve to rethink the aggressive monetary policy tightening that some fear will trigger a recession.
One investment with the ability to provide current income, inflation protection, and even the potential for capital appreciation has been largely overlooked – rising dividend stocks.
In a marriage or committed relationship, income and wealth inequality between partners presents challenges that don’t exist when they are financial equals.
It’s thus troubling that the Treasury market has faltered at critical moments, raising fears of further disruptions as central banks end a long period of easy money.
In rural America, the shoulder-high corn is increasingly competing with a new cash crop: solar power.
A key lithium producer in Australia, the world’s top supplier, is urging electric car manufacturers and battery makers to become its partners in new refinery projects, arguing their direct financial backing is vital to avoid shortfalls of the material that’s crucial to the clean energy transition.
A growing number of Americans are renouncing their citizenship to escape a law that was designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion.
Gold climbed higher, helped by a continued decline in Treasury yields, as traders weighed concerns that central banks’ monetary tightening will lead to recession and the possibility that bond rates may have reached a peak.
Global manufacturing contracted in September for the first time in more than two years as orders and production continued to weaken, underscoring growing risks of a worldwide recession.
On Thursday last week, Bob and Anna Sachar, the chief operating officer of Advisor Perspectives, were in New York City. They had not seen each other in person since the start of the pandemic and were able to spend some time together over dinner.
Instead of focusing on the advantages fiduciary standards would provide to the profession, lobbyists who represent advisors should point to the catastrophic failures of the perverse incentives embedded in the brokerage business model.
For most of 2022, the VIX been above its average, which historically has led to lower equity returns. I will review the risks that investors face, which explain the continued high level of uncertainty.
Introverted financial advisors can stand out from the competition. Here are three marketing strategies to help you play to your strengths as an introvert.
