Research / WMIQ

Looking ahead to the presidential election, advisors are evenly split on the near-term direction of the economy and the markets.

Financial advisors’ confidence in the current state of the economy sank last month to its lowest point year-to-date, while optimism in the stock market continued to rise.

Financial advisors are still bullish on the prospects for the U.S. stock market, according to WealthManagement.com's Advisor Sentiment Index

According to the Advisor Sentiment Index, financial advisors are feeling better about the prospects of the stock market, even as their view of the overall economy dims slightly.

Financial advisors were split on the current state of the economy, while a majority held a positive view of the stock market in April, according to WealthManagement.com's Advisor Sentiment Index.