As Volatility Increases, So Does Retirement Worry
Tips to combat banking failures, inflation, rate hikes and market corrections
Tips to combat banking failures, inflation, rate hikes and market corrections
It will take some time, but the FDIC was designed for moments like this
Markets Have (Mostly) Good Fourth Quarter
Global equity markets had a rotten third quarter and when the final Wall Street-bell weakly tolled on Friday, September 30th, all major global equity markets were in the red, leading to overall market declines not seen in decades.
On May 4th, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points and scaled back other pandemic-era economic supports, as it stepped-up its fight against the highest inflation we’ve seen in 40 years.
Global equity markets had a volatile first quarter and when the final Wall Street-bell rang on March 31st, global equity markets were in the red, as March was not enough to make up for the dismal returns from January and February.