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Behavioral Advisor Perspectives and Practices: Drawdown, Turbulence and Recovery
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Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as markets had several positive days. Don’t be surprised, however, if markets drop suddenly and test or breach previous lows several times over the next few weeks or months. Much like flying through a thunderstorm, there are likely to be some bumpy times ahead. No matter how many times you have flown, your heart jumps every time the aircraft drops. Fortunately, there is no need to time the bottom for long-term investors.
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Behavioral Advisor Perspectives and Practices: Stay Invested Through the Rocky Bottom
One of the biggest challenges for investors is staying invested as markets sell off. Every up and down swing creates strong emotional reactions and constant second guessing. Periods of high volatility can last for weeks or months and are emotionally draining. While it may feel like you are doing nothing by staying invested during these periods, you are likely avoiding costly mistakes by not compounding an already difficult situation.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor Perspectives and Practices: Responding vs. Reacting
Beneficial long-term decisions often feel counter-intuitive at the time, but don’t underestimate the value of a steady hand when things seem the most grim.
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Staying the Course Versus Timing the Market
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Being a long-term investor doesn't mean sitting idle in volatile times. Here's how we think about investing in market downturns.
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Emergency Interest Rate Cuts—Will they work? Do they matter?
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The Federal Reserve has introduced emergency interest rate cuts as a way to encourage businesses and individuals to spend and borrow in these volatile times. In a jargon-free way, we answer some common questions on how the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts may affect financial stability.
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[Webcast Replay] Our Perspective: Stay the Course for Long-Term Investment Success
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We understand how the news of today's uncertainty can make it difficult to think about your investments and financial plans. We believe in empowering investor success and want to provide some perspective on what's happening in the markets and what we're doing to put investors first.
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Coronavirus and the Market: Our Take
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When unsettling events such as the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and recent market volatility dominate the news, it's natural for investors to second-guess financial plans. However, we believe in taking a measured approach and longer-term perspective, perhaps now more important to consider than ever. In our video, approved for general audiences, Chief Investment Officer Andrew Lill offers his market perspective and discusses how we believe our portfolios are positioned for success. Watch now (3:00 min.)
Behavioral Finance
How Long Can A Good Fund Look Bad?
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It’s only natural for someone invested in a poorly performing active equity mutual fund to wonder if it’s time to make a change. Should an investor sell a fund if it trails its benchmark for a year? Three years? Five years?
Behavioral Finance
We Don’t Have to Have a Recession
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There is not a “natural” economic reason for this expansion to end.