Investing

I thought this would be a good time to talk about how to protect your investments a volatile stock market. Though mostly MIA for the last several years, market volatility is normal. And making a strong comeback. The week of February 5, 2018, reintroduced volatility to investors. The media declared this a correction, usually defined by a 10% drop in the index. That … [Read more...] about Protect Your Investments in a Volatile Stock Market

With volatility returning to the markets, many people are asking how to survive a market crash. The U.S. stock market has been on a remarkable run. Over the last five years (as of this writing on February 6, 2018), the Russell 3000 index (made up of the largest 3000 U.S. stocks) had an average annual return of 15.58%. In 2017, international developed market stocks (as … [Read more...] about How to Survive a Market Crash