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Why is the stock market doing so well when the economy is not? With headlines about skyrocketing unemployment and an impending recession, how has the stock market rebounded so quickly? Despite the historic drops in March, the S&P 500…
Dimensional Founder David Booth discusses the lessons from 2019 that investors can apply to 2020. I have worked in finance for over 50 years, and it seems that every January the same thing happens. Lots of folks look back at…
See below for a brief summary of recent global stock and bond returns. Please contact your Financial Symmetry team if you have any specific questions regarding your portfolio. Quarterly Market Summary Index Returns Past performance is not a guarantee of…
“This time is different.” As the saying goes, these are the four most dangerous words for an investor. And yet every time is different. I have spent the past 35 years giving financial advice and this is now the fifth…
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Many investors are sharing Mike Tyson’s sentiment after the worst single day in the stock market since Black Monday. The short-term losses appear to be a direct result of…
Coronavirus concerns continue to impact the financial markets, as have all the numberless crises that have gone before it. While the potential human and economic effects are very unsettling, what actions should a prudent investor take given this new development?…
We normally hear some of these common questions: How do you invest at all-time high prices in the the stock market? Is now a good time to invest? Or what should I invest in? I don’t have a crystal ball…
It’s hard to predict the best days in the markets, and the cost of missing them can be high. The impact of missing just a few of the market’s best days can be profound, as this look at a hypothetical…
Imagine it is early January 2010 and you are reading a review of the financial markets. Investors have been on a roller coaster over the past three years, living through the stress of the global financial crisis and market downturn…
Is the market getting by with a little help from the FAANGs? And does their performance stand out historically? Investors may be surprised that it’s common for a subset of stocks to drive a sizable portion of market returns. The…
