Curated news and analysis for wealth advisers and their clients from WSJ reporters and columnists By WSJ Staff Updated Dec. 21, 2020 6:02 am ET
Resilience: That’s the essential word for our times, John Evans, a consultant for Blue Granite Capital, an investment manager specializing in the 401(k) space, told Barron s.
Dealing with Covid, the election, and hurricanes, many advisers and clients need a strategy to bounce back. Too many people are counting on us. We can be either victims or victors through all of this, so let’s choose the latter.
Below, some of the best analysis and insight from WSJ writers and columnists, the Dow Jones Newswires team and occasionally beyond, on investing, the wealth-management business and more.
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By Mischa Frankl-Duval Here s what we are watching as markets kick into gear Friday. U.S. stock futures traded close to the flatline as investors monitored whether Covid-19 infections and worsening economic data would push lawmakers to cement a coronavirus-aid package. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, suggesting the benchmark stocks gauge will open relatively unchanged after notching another record close Thursday. Futures tied to the technology-focused Nasdaq-100 were flat. Read our full market wrap here. What s Coming Up The Conference Board publishes its index of leading economic indicators at 10 a.m. ET. Market Movers to Watch
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By Mischa Frankl-Duval Here s what we are watching as markets kick into gear Friday. U.S. stock futures traded close to the flatline as investors monitored whether Covid-19 infections and worsening economic data would push lawmakers to cement a coronavirus-aid package. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, suggesting the benchmark stocks gauge will open relatively unchanged after notching another record close Thursday. Futures tied to the technology-focused Nasdaq-100 rose 0.2%. Read our full market wrap here. What s Coming Up Today is quadruple witching, a quarterly event which sees options and futures on indexes and stocks expire simultaneously. Quad witching days are typically some of the busiest trading sessions of the year.