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The Positives We Can Find in This Virus Wracked World

The 11 Most Important Objectives the First Year as a Financial Advisor

So Much for the Miners’ Rally

Why The Market Tanked, Where It’s Going And How You Can Thrive

Mar 30, 2020 by Rob Isbitts

The reason the market fell so far, and could well fall much further, is because it was on thin ice to begin with. #investing #market #wealth

The Key Part of the US Fiscal Relief Package

Mar 30, 2020 by Alliance Bernstein

Because the crisis is so unpredictable, demonstrating the will to act is much more important than the details of those actions. #economy

The COVID-19 Relief Bill: Holding the Economy in Suspended Animation

Mar 30, 2020 by J.P. Morgan Asset Management

For investors, this package should be good for U.S. equities and other risk assets as it should leave U.S. corporations in a better position.

Will America Will Come Out of This Stronger Than Ever?

Mar 28, 2020 by Frank Holmes

As challenging as the past couple of months have been, I have no doubt that the U.S. will weather this storm and emerge stronger than ever.

10 Trends To Watch After the Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020 by Equities.com

Our society will attempt normality, but many things will be forever affected that we used to take for granted. 10 Trends to Watch.

The Stock Upswing Meets Employment Data

Mar 27, 2020 by Sunshine Profits

While the bears have the upper hand, the potential for a temporary upswing to resume, is still there. #stockmarket #investing

Finding Yield When Fed Rates Are Near Zero

Mar 26, 2020 by Guest Contributor

We believe there is a place in an income-oriented portfolio for both risk-free assets such as U.S. Treasuries. #investing

Dollar Hitting All-Time High; Gold Recovering From Recent Tumble

Mar 26, 2020 by Equities.com

There are not very many all-time highs in today’s market, other than the trade-weighted exchange rate of the U.S. dollar. #dollar

Unlocking the Power of Long-Term Put Options

Mar 26, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Unpredictable markets can make growing wealth and avoiding losses difficult. Put options are an effective way to manage this unpredictability.

How To Prepare Your Investment Portfolio For The Next Bull Market

Mar 26, 2020 by Rob Isbitts

These 3 ideas may be used separately or together to get your portfolio back in shape, if you have taken a hit recently. #investing #planning

How to View and Handle Stocks at a Time Like This

Mar 26, 2020 by Andrew Rosen

Here are a few things worth thinking about during times like these when you are thinking about stock prices. #stocks #stockmarket

Biotech Firm Moderna Takes the Stock Market by Storm

Mar 26, 2020 by Finscreener

Massachusetts-based Moderna is one of the only stocks soaring, while most everything else is trawling the bottom of the sea. #stocks

Can We Finally Turn a Financial Crisis Into an Opportunity?

Mar 25, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Given this moment of clarity, we should recognize that governments around the world face a crisis that they can turn into an opportunity.

Distressed Debt Buyer Says Market Dive Is a Buying Opportunity

Mar 25, 2020 by Finscreener

If investors can afford to buy and hold, then putting money into stocks while the market thrashes around amidst coronavirus fears. #stockmarket

The Most Passive Way to Invest Outside of the US

Mar 25, 2020 by IndexIQ

A 50% currency exposure provides a way to step back from asset contribution, distribution, and rebalancing timing.

A $10 Trillion Response to the Global Pandemic

Mar 25, 2020 by Frank Holmes

Goldman Sachs estimates that the U.S. economy could contract as much as 24 percent—roughly one-fourth—in the second quarter alone.

US Municipals Could Suffer as Coronavirus Spreads

Mar 24, 2020 by Alliance Bernstein

Investors are now asking: aren’t many municipal bond issuers vulnerable in this crisis? #municipalbonds #bonds #investing #coronavirus

What Will an Earnings Recession Look Like?

Mar 24, 2020 by J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Markets are forward looking. As the clouds begin to break, the market will start to price in a “virus-free” run-rate for earnings. #investing

2008 Vs. 2020: A Warning To The Greedy

Mar 24, 2020 by Rob Isbitts

Prioritize your true long-term objectives for your accumulated wealth, and let that be your North Star amid the current chaos. #wealth

Is President Trump’s $2 Trillion Bazooka Enough?

Mar 24, 2020 by Finscreener

Analysts expect extremely stressed financial markets to rebound sharply when the crisis is over. #investing #future

What Every Prospect Needs to Know About You

Mar 24, 2020 by Bryce Sanders

Everyone you know needs to know three simple things about you. Who you are, What you do and Why you are good. #sales #success

Global Financial Markets to Use China’s Recovery as a Critical Gauge

Mar 24, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Two ways China is contributing to global financial recovery is by maintaining domestic financial markets’ stability and by being involved.

Robust Midstream Insider Buying Amid Market Volatility

Mar 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

With MLP index yields at all-time highs, several management teams are utilizing this downturn as a buying opportunity. #MLPs

How to Implement Structured Notes During Volatility

Mar 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Advisors need to be thinking about how best to take advantage of the quick and significant decline in the equity markets. #structurednotes

Think Differently: How to Confront New Investor Challenges

Mar 23, 2020 by Rob Isbitts

Flexible, adaptive investing that incorporates hedging and tactical management is a higher percentage shot to confront these new investor challenges.

It’s Not If, But When Markets Recover

Mar 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

This is the shortest, swiftest, deepest correction we've ever experienced from a market high to where we are today. #markets #correction #future

Is This Bear Market Really Different?

Mar 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Use historical facts and context to guide your decision making, and remember, this time is never different. #investing #markets

COVID-19 Containment in Asia May Show the Path to U.S. Market Recovery

Mar 23, 2020 by Guest Contributor

The U.S. stock market’s near-30% decline means that equities are moving closer to a bottom and are now more reasonably priced.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Test and Market Opportunities

Mar 20, 2020 by John Mauldin

Wait until the number of US COVID-19 cases begins to peak, as I believe that will probably be the time of peak panic, and then get back into the market

Bitcoin Crash Raises Questions About Need for Circuit Breaker

Mar 20, 2020 by Finscreener

Bitcoin is one of the latest casualties of the coronavirus pandemic, and last week's crash was colossal by any market standard. #bitcoin

To Beat Bear Markets, Invest Differently

Mar 20, 2020 by Rob Isbitts

Learn how to transition your portfolio from bull to bear and eventually back to bull. Stay humble as an investor throughout the process.

Keep Calm, Bear Markets Are Temporary

Mar 20, 2020 by Frank Holmes

We may very well be headed for a recession as some economists believe it’s already here, but we’re most definitely in a bear market

Welcome to the Death Throwes of 60:40 Diversification

Mar 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

The days of traditional diversification have vanished from our eyes in the span of 15 trading days. It was good while it lasted. #diversification

There Are Always Reasons Not to Invest

Mar 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Investing is a long-term endeavor. History suggests that participating in the market has paid off over time. #investing #history #markets

What Markets Are Telling Us Now

Mar 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Whether the U.S. enters its next recession or not will depend upon how long and widespread the coronavirus impact is felt. #recession

Should You Buy the Panic?

Mar 19, 2020 by Frank Holmes

Two years ago the former CEO of Microsoft urged governments to step up their preparedness in the event of a modern global pandemic.

ETFs Outperforming the Sell-Off

Mar 19, 2020 by Finscreener

The plunge in the markets has brought down many equity-linked ETFs, but some ETFs remain relatively safe for now. #ETF #investing #future

7 Ways the Effects of the Coronavirus Will Impact the Hedge Fund Industry

Mar 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

We expect the capital markets to be turbulent for quite some time with the potential for major disruptions in liquidity. #markets #hedgefunds

Humans Fear the Virus. Markets Fear the Panic

Mar 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Fear has gripped our world and has seemingly taken over. The virus is not the problem, the fear of the virus is the problem. #fear #coronavirus

Panic at the Disco!

Mar 18, 2020 by Guest Contributor

These troubles too shall pass. Heed the wise words of Ronnie Van Zant. Be ready and come out stronger. Both for you and your clients. Freak

Where Are the Opportunities in This Market?

Mar 18, 2020 by Guest Contributor

If people want to hide out in equity risk, he thinks they should just take on less equity risk. #stockmarket #risk #reward

An Upside to This Down Market

Mar 18, 2020 by Guest Contributor

The health of the economy entering this unique situation will play a key role in fostering its rebound as the virus runs its course. #investing

10 Things You Should Know About Bear Markets

Mar 18, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Sometimes financial markets need to reset from record-setting performance, too. Here’s what you need to know about bear, or down, markets.

What to Do in a Downturn? Keep Calm and Harvest Losses

Mar 17, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Loss harvesting allows investors to reap valuable tax benefits while still positioning their portfolios for when markets turn around again.

There Is No Imminent End to the Coronavirus Uncertainty

Mar 17, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Investors should, therefore, remain cautious as the economic effects of the coronavirus continue to spread. #investing #stockmarkets #finance

The Central Banks Efforts Go up in Smoke

Mar 16, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Rock Bottom, central banks efforts go up in smoke, About to get uglier for oil, Gold may have formed a bottom. #stockmarket

How Safe is the “Flight to Safety” Trade?

Mar 16, 2020 by Norman Conley

These two charts highlight how incredibly expensive the “flight to safety” trade has become. #investing #bonds #stocks #safety

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