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6 Ways To Support Your Clients During Periods Of Market Volatility
In times of market volatility, investors need the ability to turn to a real person and ask the most human question: “What should I do?” This presents a valuable opportunity for you to fulfill the essential role of counselor, offering unified advice and insight to help your clients manage their emotions and their wealth on the path to achieving
financial wellness.
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How to Stay Productive and Engaged When Working Remotely
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Many companies around the world have recently rolled out mandatory work-from-home policies amid the spread of COVID-19. This may be a new experience for you and your team – and for your clients – who may feel increasingly anxious and concerned.
Here are some tips to help you stay productive and engaged as you navigate your
business remotely.
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[Webinar Replay] Behavioral Finance in Bear Markets
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Behavioral Finance in Bear Markets
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Weekly Market Compass: Assessing the globe’s three-pronged policy response to coronavirus
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he coronavirus pandemic is spreading in Europe, the UK, Canada, and the US — and economic activity is grinding to a halt in some sectors as discretionary spending and activity have been sharply reduced in favor of basic needs.
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Weekly Market Compass: Could the surge in market volatility signal the end of the current market cycle?
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Last Friday, Russia surprised markets by refusing the production cuts the rest of OPEC+ supported — cuts that were needed to stabilize oil prices in the face of the coronavirus-related hit to global demand. Saudi Arabia responded over the weekend by announcing an actual increase in oil production. This comes on the heels of an announcement by Italy effectively shutting down much of northern Italy.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: March 06, 2020
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Weekly Market Compass: As markets struggle, where do global economies go from here?
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We have seen a rapid and dramatic market correction as a result of the news flow around the COVID-19 outbreak. This appears to be an overreaction, in my view — but I would not be surprised to see the sell-off continue as uncertainty remains high on key issues: ease of transmission, length of time a person can be infected and contagious without showing symptoms, mortality rates, and length of time before the infection rate stabilizes globally.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 28, 2020
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Weekly Market Compass: Recent data reveal the economic impact of coronavirus
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Last week both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes hit all-time highs mid-week before falling significantly at the end of the week on fears about the novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) impacting economic growth. Concerns about the contagion were amplified by the release of US Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) flash data for February.
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Weekly Market Snapshot: February 21, 2020
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
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Weekly Market Compass: The market impact of coronavirus has begun to spread
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The floodgates are opening. Companies are beginning to warn that the coronavirus outbreak will impact earnings, and stocks have begun to react negatively. Yesterday, Apple announced that the contagion will cause it to miss revenue forecasts for the quarter. The problems are on both the sales and production ends: Most Apple stores in China remain closed, and while Apple factories there have reopened, they are not operating at full capacity but instead are slowly ramping up production. In addition, Tesla and Alibaba have recently provided coronavirus-related earnings warnings. Alibaba has gone so far as to label the coronavirus outbreak a “black swan event.”