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Market Outlooks
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.
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
A view of China from the ground up
Living in Hong Kong with a view of the Chinese mainland, Capital Group portfolio manager Steve Watson has a front-row seat to the long-running U.S.-China trade dispute.
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.
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First Quarter Bounceback
Brackets may be busted, but the S&P 500 Index rebounded with one of its strongest quarters in years.
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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?
Retirement
What volatility means for retirement plan participants
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Market volatility doesn’t have to interfere with retirement outcomes. Here are three ways volatility can impact plan participants and three ways to manage it.
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
Correction or bear? 6 charts that explain market declines
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How often do market corrections turn into entrenched bear markets? Not very often. In fact there have already been six market corrections since the current bull market started in 2009.
Behavioral Finance
Market timing can contribute to investor mistakes
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Concerned about volatility in your equity portfolio? Trying to time the markets probably isn’t the answer. Data from Morningstar shows that, on average, investor returns lag fund returns.
Behavioral Finance
How to handle market declines
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You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t fear loss. But smart investing can overcome the power of emotion by focusing on relevant research, solid data and proven strategies. Here are seven principles that can help fight the urge to make emotional decisions in times of market turmoil.
Market Outlooks
Preparing Clients for Market Declines
This paper from American Funds analyzes the length and severity of past market drops in order to assist conversations with clients about market volatility.