Category Archives: Economy

Market Volatility Update
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We have been spending a lot of our time talking to portfolio managers, economists and market strategists with decades of experience, to get a handle on what has been going on in the stock and bond markets. Although we haven’t seen a market sell off due to a pandemic on this scale in our lifetime, there have been lots of other ‘never before seen’ events. Just think back to the 2008 market rout. Lots of folks thought that was the end of making money in markets too. Then, the S&P went up 26% in 2009. Of course, everyone wants to…

Market Update 2020
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The Bull market rolls on. At least that is what we have been hearing from our economists, strategists, and portfolio managers (PMs) on how they are feeling for the coming year. There has been much discussion in our client meetings recently about how their portfolios and the overall markets might be impacted by things like the US Election this fall (will Trump be re-elected?), or the newsworthy impact of the Coronavirus on world markets. The short story from the industry professionals we hear speak regularly is that 2020 should end the year with positive returns, with some increased volatility throughout…