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Charting the Course: Navigating a Maturing Economic Cycle
The U.S. is now in its longest economic expansion on record, but many investors are wondering what it means for markets in the months ahead.
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.
Behavioral Finance
Long-Term is Longer Than You Think
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Investment time horizon is a critical concept in building wealth. Most investors have very long investment time horizons, typically decades or more.
Behavioral Finance
Looking Past the Headlines
We are experiencing a new peak in the rhetoric around trade, geo-politics, the economy and the business cycle. We have also seen increased market volatility.
Market Outlooks
Tweets, Threats and Tariffs: Global Markets React
Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China have suddenly erupted into a storm of tweets, threats, tariffs and retaliation.
Market Outlooks
Economic and Capital Market Review
Clark Capital's Client Portfolio Management Team shares our latest assessment of five key economic indicators and investment ideas for today's markets.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Behavioral Advisor: The Power of Planning
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Planning is a powerful tool to help investors succeed and achieve better outcomes. The table below highlights the benefits of planning taken from a study on retirement planning among Americans over age 50.
Market Outlooks
First Quarter Bounceback
Brackets may be busted, but the S&P 500 Index rebounded with one of its strongest quarters in years.
Market Outlooks
Yield Curve Inverts: Now What?
On Friday of last week, the yield curve finally inverted ever so slightly, but does it mean a recession is on the horizon?
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Why Invest Now? A Tale of Three Investors
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“Now’s not a good time to invest,” or “I’m waiting for the right conditions” are familiar refrains we hear from investors and advisors alike. Fortunately for long-term investors who don’t take regular withdrawals from their portfolios, the sequence of returns doesn’t affect the ultimate investment outcome.
Market Outlooks
February Benchmark Review: Risk-on Rally Continues
After a strong rebound to start off 2019, stock market momentum continued in February.
Behavioral Finance
Behavioral Advisor: Does the Economy Predict Stock Returns?
Investors, economists and the media spend an enormous amount of time and energy trying to forecast the economy. The idea is that forecasting economic growth will give us an idea of where the stock market is headed. Surprisingly, no predictive relationship exists between current economic conditions and the current stock market.