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With volatility to be expected, ignoring any personal bias you may have can help steer the most objective decisions for your investment decisions. #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #capitalmarkets

Do you know how long the average bull market lasted as opposed to the average bear market during a recent 90 year period? What does your guess say about your personal bias with regard to capital markets? Watch here as Regent Peak Wealth Advisors’ Founding Principal and Managing Director, Craig Robson, CFP®, CIMA®, CDFA®, shares his perspective. #wealthmanagement #financialplanning #capitalmarkets 

Is Jay Powell ready to begin implementing interest rate cuts? Should Wall Street analysts give up trying to forecast the path of the equity market? Are Synthetic Risk Transfer bonds the next weapons of mass destruction? Read View Capital Advisors, LLC most recent Quarterly Review and Strategy Update by Ken Shoji and Matthew Anthony to find out. #ViewCapitalAdvisors #Investing

While you may not be able to time rate cuts precisely, you can get ahead of the shift from cash to bonds 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9Gjx7vq AllianceBernstein's Head of US Retail Fixed Income Business Development, AJ Rivers, CFA, FRM, CAIA, explains how #FixedIncome investors can be opportunistic in today's volatile environment by applying these five strategies. 

What are the implications of the Fed's decision to begin cutting interest rates by 50bps, and how will the persisting market volatility affect the investment outlook for the rest of the year? UBS's GWM Chief Investment Officer, Mark Haefele, and his colleagues Jason Draho, Head of Asset Allocation Americas, and Carolina Corvalan, Fixed Income Strategist, discussed these questions and shared their views in a recent livestream. If you've missed it, you can watch the replay here: https://lnkd.in/ds9QkW5Y https://lnkd.in/dpwjq3j7

Updates on the market from my firm are always helpful in these times. Read below..

Welcome to Wall Street 101, where we break down the complexities of the financial markets in a way that feels less like a textbook and more like a conversation over coffee. So, let’s dive right in. First off, what is Wall Street? Sure, it’s a street in New York City’s Financial District, but it’s so much more than that. It’s the beating heart of the U.S. financial markets, where giants like the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ reside. When people talk about Wall Street, they’re not just talking about a location; they’re referring to the entire ecosystem of finance that influences economies around the globe. Now, who are the key players on Wall Street? Think of investment banks like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan as the matchmakers of the financial world. They facilitate buying and selling of securities, orchestrate IPOs, and even play a role in mergers and acquisitions. Then we have hedge funds—these are like the high-stakes poker players of the market, pooling money from investors to make big, often aggressive trades. And let’s not forget brokerage firms like Charles Schwab and E*TRADE, which empower everyday investors to buy and sell securities, giving you the tools to play in this big league. But how does the stock market actually work? It starts with the basics: stocks, bonds, commodities, and derivatives. Stocks are essentially pieces of ownership in a company. When you buy a stock, you’re hoping that its value will increase over time. Bonds are like loans you give to corporations or governments, usually considered safer but with lower returns. Commodities are the physical goods like gold or oil that you can trade, while derivatives are contracts that derive their value from something else, like options or futures. It sounds complicated, but it’s all about understanding how these elements interact.

"In this kind of environment where stocks and bonds are behaving kind of in unison, I am a big fan of using alts," said CEO Shana Sissel, CAIA while visiting the Bloomberg News studios in New York, noting she's taking more from her fixed income allocations than equities to diversify. She also discussed all things U.S. Election with Katie Greifeld, Matthew Miller and Sonali Basak, including her analysis of market reaction and if the bond market raises rates afterward. #USElection #fixedincome #equities #markets #alternatives #altsinvesting https://lnkd.in/ged-_4TG

Another insightful article written by Westcourt Capital's Founder & co-CEO, David Kaufman, JD, CAIA, on the Financial Post. David delves into the history of bank stocks, highlighting how investor psychology often leads to overreactions during times of market stress, and further emphasizes the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective to avoid making impulsive decisions that might deviate from a well-thought-out strategy. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/erYaNiTB #InvestmentStrategy #BehavioralFinance #WealthManagement