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The Market Sell-Off In Perspective
Today, the Dow Jones Index fell 1,060 points ( 3.1%) and the S&P 500 index fell 3.6%. Year-to-date, the DJIA and SPX indices are down 9.2% and 13%, respectively. Investor sentiment and market commentary are extremely negative...is it time to pull out of the markets?
The Ukraine Invasion and the Markets
The news about the invasion of Ukraine is distressing on a humanitarian level and unsettling when thinking about the impact of increased volatility on investment portfolios. Let's break it down and look at some of the threads we're tracking.
Your Portfolio Asset Allocation - The Long and the Short of It
Determining your portfolio goals and your risk tolerance is the first step in creating an investment strategy. The next step is to deploy the investment strategy by mapping out an asset allocation.
Buying Bonds in Today’s Markets
When is it a good time to buy individual bonds? In today's interest rate environment, buying bond mutual funds or ETFs may be the way to go.