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Market Volatility Stresses Liquidity
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented volatility in recent weeks that has investors and traders scrambling to assess the economic and market impact of the aggressive containment measures.
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Time In The Market Versus Timing The Market
The incredible volatility continues, with the S&P 500 Index now in one of its worst bear markets ever, along the way making the quickest move from an all-time high to down 30% at only 22 days. What is a long-term investor to do? “Although market timing is very alluring to investors, especially after the past…
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Fiscal Stimulus Bazooka Is Imminent
Policy makers in Washington, DC, worked over the weekend to try to put the finishing touches on a significant stimulus package to help cushion the economic and financial blow being delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is “all in” already. After Monday’s announcement, which we will discuss in another post , it…
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How Quickly Can Stocks Recover From COVID-19?
Market Blog The market volatility continues, as the S&P 500 Index has closed either up or down 4% or more for a record 7 consecutive days. With the S&P 500 Index down 30% from the highs, it has officially moved into a bear market. Yesterday, we took a look at how stocks did after the…
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COVID-19 and Oil Prices | Client Letter
The tough times that global markets were experiencing due to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) worsened this past weekend as a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia resulted in sharply declining oil prices. This combination of events is testing investors’ patience. We need to remember that it is fairly common for stocks to enter…
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Q4 Earnings Season is All About 2020
Fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off this week with 24 S&P 500 Index companies slated to report results.