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How to Handle Market Declines

Market declines are unsettling. The following article offers insight and perspective: https://www.capitalgroup.com/advisor/insights/articles/handle-market-declines.html                          

By |2022-02-24T20:17:00-05:00February 24th, 2022|Savings and Investing, Stock Market|Comments Off on How to Handle Market Declines

Keep Calm, Stay Invested

Keep Calm, Stay Invested Expect more volatility, but avoid letting the headlines alter your plans.  Recent headlines have disturbed what was an unusually calm stock market. The political uproar in Washington may continue for weeks or months, and it could mean significant, ongoing turbulence for Wall Street. As an investor, a retirement saver, how much will this turmoil matter to you in the long run? Perhaps, very little. There are many good reasons to remain in the market.  The earnings [...]

By |2017-07-13T11:54:10-04:00June 29th, 2017|Business/Economic News, Investing, Stock Market|Comments Off on Keep Calm, Stay Invested

Why You Should Stay in Stocks in 2016

Why You Should Stay in Stocks in 2016 One bad trading day is not the year.   The stock market has wavered recently. A lackluster year just ended, and this year has started inauspiciously. You may be wondering ... should you really be invested in stocks right now?  Yes, you should be. In moments like these, investors should not panic and overreact to the headlines. Instead, they should take the long view of stock market investing. Impulsive selling now can lead an [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:17-04:00January 14th, 2016|Business/Economic News, Investing, Personal Finance, Stock Market|Comments Off on Why You Should Stay in Stocks in 2016

Holiday Wrap-Up – 2015

A look back at 2015 thus far The year in brief.While the S&P 500 surprised to the upside in 2014 versus the projections of many analysts, it has performed below expectations so far in 2015. As this year began, not many Wall Street pros thought the index would tread water. The consensus forecast among 13 top analysts (their opinions compiled by Business Insider) called for the end to benchmark this year at 2,213.At Thanksgiving, the S&P was hovering near 2,100. [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:17-04:00December 17th, 2015|Bond Market, Business/Economic News, Investing, Stock Market|Comments Off on Holiday Wrap-Up – 2015

Terrorism & the Financial Markets

Terrorism & the Financial Markets Wall Street has the potential to recover quickly from geopolitical shocks.  The worst terrorist attack in Europe since 2004 has rattled governments and investors. The French government has closed the nation’s borders and placed thousands of soldiers on the streets of the country’s major cities.1 As an anxious world watches the response of France (and perhaps other nations) to the ISIS attacks, there is also concern about European and global financial markets. Wall Street, which [...]

By |2017-03-28T08:17:17-04:00November 16th, 2015|Business/Economic News, International, Stock Market|Comments Off on Terrorism & the Financial Markets
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