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Market & Economic Environment: Global markets advanced for the second month, as U.S. indices posted one of their fastest-ever rebounds from a bear market. Investor optimism over reopening of economies around the world overshadowed a continued run of weak economic data, a steady increase in global coronavirus cases, and deteriorating relations between the U.S. and […]

The big investment theme this week has been the rotation to value stocks from technology, the quintessential growth sector. What does this mean for your portfolio? Most stocks can be classified as value or growth, depending on certain characteristics or “factors.” Index leader S&P Dow Jones Indices uses three factors each to measure growth and […]

The pandemic is shaping up to be one of those momentous events that change the way we go about a lot of things in our daily lives. Consider how, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, stringent security checks forever changed the experience of taking a flight. Because the pandemic’s far-reaching effects straddle areas – […]

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A rising chorus of influential voices are warning about the risks posed by the global pandemic-induced lockdown to the economy and stock markets. Earlier this week, Federal Reserve officials including its chair Jerome Powell warned that the virus outbreak and shutdown of the U.S. economy would result in an output decline of historic proportions in […]

Times like the present underscore the importance of holding an investment portfolio that strikes a balance between offense and defense, much like the best teams in any sport. In investment parlance, that means holding a portfolio mix of stocks and securities that will do well in a strong economy while mitigating some of the downside […]