Monthly Market Update: June 2022
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth’s CIO, recaps the market and economic news for May. Markets started to stabilize during the month. The Dow and S&P 500 ended with small gains, while the Nasdaq’s loss was small by recent standards. International markets edged up a bit...
What Do We Do Now? A Strategic Response to the Stock Market Tumble
Many of the discussions around the market decline so far this year have revolved around two issues: why is it happening and how far will it go? Most people look at the market as an independent entity, trying to second-guess how it will act in the future. Most people...
Times are Turbulent, Markets are Volatile: What Should Investors Be Worried About?
This article was written by a colleague of ours, Christopher Rivers, and we felt was timely and helpful in these times. A Real Cool Hand My favorite movie for many years was the 1967 Paul Newman classic Cool Hand Luke.* It’s a fairly straightforward tale of...Monthly Market Update: May 2022
April was one of the worst months for the markets since the start of the pandemic. U.S. markets were down between 5 percent for the Dow and 14 percent for the Nasdaq, while international markets fell between 5 percent and 7 percent. Rising interest rates drove...
Reframing Volatility in the Markets
When you’re losing money, it’s hard to stay positive and optimistic. When the markets get volatile, you might hear the suggestion to “ignore the noise.” That advice is only helpful if you’re talking to a human who doesn’t function like a human....Ready to Get Acquainted?
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