By Ron Surz
Ron Surz, the target date fund authority, is back with his annual market retrospective and forecast. He apologizes for missing the mark last year (he predicted a 19% drop in 2015), but believes that equity markets won't escape the bear this year.
By Vanguard Global Economics Team
'There is a high likelihood of an extended pause in interest rates at, say, 1%, that opens the door for balance-sheet normalization and leaves the inflation-adjusted federal funds rate negative through 2017,' say Vanguard economists in a new Global Outlook.
By Kerry Pechter
'The Big Short,' in which the actress Margot Roddie (above) provides exposition from her bath, is an excellent docudrama based on Michael Lewis' bestseller. It blames the financial crisis on private-sector fraud and stupidity, not on ACORN, the GSEs or Barney Frank.
By Editorial Staff
“We heard feedback from advisors that their clients the flexibility to adapt to changing conditions,” said MetLife executive Elizabeth Forget in a release.
By Editorial Staff
“The merger boom is a longer-term negative signal for U.S. equities,” said David Santschi, chief executive officer at TrimTabs.
