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Rising Interest Rates, Market Turmoil Encourage a Self-Reliant Retirement
While a volatile stock market is often referred to as a roller coaster ride, the closing days of 2018 seemed to have been the next step up. After a prolonged growth period, the market moved into a new record-setting path of volatility. And some financial pundits suggest that it may continue in the new year. Welcome to…
Read MoreMarket Volatility is Back as Fed Hints at More Rate Hikes
Earlier this year, equity analysts started reaching for the Motrin again as market volatility came back to town. After a prolonged period of growth, U.S. stocks began charting a new path of ups and downs. Scores of commentators observed the change in market winds. Even Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard, said the newfound market swings…
Read MoreWhere are Equity Markets Headed? A Roundup from the Experts
It seems equity market instability is taking over financial headlines again. With a trade war taking shape between the U.S. and a good portion of the rest of the industrialized world, analysts are once again reaching for—if not yet raising—their red flags. Market Watch recently featured this eyebrow-raising headline: “The Dow and S&P 500 are 10 trading days…
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