Tag: Markets

Democrats used Gary Gensler’s confirmation hearing to speak to issues of racial and wealth inequality exacerbated by the pandemic—which has...

While there is certainly room for optimism about where the equity and bond markets are heading, experts say it is still crucial to focus on sequence of returns...

Assessing the relationship between interest rates and debatably inflated stock prices is a useful exercise, sources say, especially at a time when stocks are about as ‘expensive’ as...

Speaking on the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th U.S. president, sources say the markets and the economy...

As one expert tells PLANADVISER, repositioning portfolios after the recent run-up in risk asset prices could help mitigate future volatility.

In the same way that significant dips in equity prices cause head scratching and consternation, new market records also present a moment of pause, especially during a pandemic...

With the Democratic nominee leading polls over the past several months, investors have had ample time to consider the potential impacts of a Biden administration, sources say.

As a highly contentious presidential election plays out in the U.S., the Federal Reserve is working to project a message of stability and consistency to support the markets.

One market watcher says optimism about the end of the coronavirus pandemic drove markets up, but a newly prevailing sense of reality has delivered a commensurate adjustment.

Comparing asset managers’ five-year capital market assumptions published in late 2019 and early 2020 with the newly updated versions being circulated today is an eye-opening exercise that underscores...

While the S&P 500 has recovered all its losses from the first quarter plunge, the comeback hasn’t been equal across...

A recent speech given by Jerome Powell included some important reflections on history and a few basic lessons about the...

The economy is always evolving, says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and so the nation’s monetary and fiscal strategies for...

The firm has previously settled similar challenges related to market price evaluation services provided to employee stock ownership plans.

Although collective investment trusts hold a fraction of the total assets in retirement plans, with ongoing changes in the broader...

American Century surveyed retirement plan participants at the outset of the pandemic, when market volatility was extreme.