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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.)
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A bear market bottom checklist
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A bear market bottom has historically been marked by several economic and market signposts, including depressed investor sentiment, widening credit spreads and a policy response to the systemic shock facing the country. More importantly, as we try to identify when . . .
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Weekly Wire: When it rains
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Most of the focus on COVID-19 has understandably been on its physical impact, but the psychological impact of a pandemic is also worth considering. Social interaction is a huge source of psychological wellbeing, and its loss, paired with concerns about the market, as well as the health and wellbeing of loved ones, can begin to take a psychological toll.
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Market Week in Review: The coronavirus response: How government actions could help mold a recovery
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Quantitative Investment Strategist Abraham Robison and Head of AIS Business Solutions Sophie Antal Gilbert discussed the ongoing volatility in markets as well as the global government response underway to combat the coronavirus.
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A 30 year perspective, and a bit more perspective on the 30-year mortgage
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Adopting a long-term view on investing and the markets is needed most when it is difficult to do—like right now, when stocks are extremely volatile and under pressure as investors try to determine how COVID-19 and this year’s election will ultimately impact corporate and consumer sentiment and spending, corporate profits, and the pricing of risk assets.
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Market Week in Review: Market volatility continues as spread of coronavirus intensifies
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman and Research Analyst Brian Yadao discussed the latest economic and market developments amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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Weekly Wire: The Fed lowers, Biden rises…Now what?
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Market volatility continued through the last week due to ongoing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID19, the shifting Democratic presidential candidate landscape, and their combined economic impact. We’ve experienced wild daily moves in the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500), but as of Wednesday’s close, we’re just 7.5% below the all-time high reached on February 19.
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Weekly wire: One thing we shouldn’t be stressed about
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Last week was an exceptionally difficult week for risk assets, emphasized by Thursday’s record 1,192 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average – a selloff sparked by growing concern that the Coronavirus could prove to carry a greater weight on global growth than originally thought. Further – and not to pick sides on the political front – the ascendancy of the Sanders campaign became another concerning point for many on Wall Street, given the candidate’s proposed policies generally viewed as negative for the markets. It has been a stressful several days, to say the least.