Institutional Products

Black Monday took place on October 19, 1987. Many readers probably remember it vividly. The stock market plummeted over 20% in a flash – the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22% in one day and the S&P 500 lost 28.5% of its value between October 14 and 19. The total loss of wealth over that […]

Over the past two weeks or so, I’ve had a few Zacks Investment Advisors and clients ask me about a recent Bloomberg article that alluded to an impending downturn in the economy and markets. The article cites reports published by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, HSBC, and Societe Generale SA – all big players […]

Readers who are retired and are interested in travel may want to look across the Atlantic to Europe. A confluence of two economic forces – low inflation and a weak currency – has made travel in Europe relatively attractive over the last few years. As European Union inflation has puttered higher (less than 2% on […]