by lindapowell | Apr 6, 2018 | Articles, Economic Updates
April 2018 THE MONTH IN BRIEF In March, stocks faced another significant challenge. The Trump administration’s sudden plan to institute tariffs on imports sent a shudder through the bulls. All three major Wall Street benchmarks fell more than 2.5% during the month as...
by lindapowell | Mar 6, 2018 | Articles, Economic Updates
March 2018 THE MONTH IN BRIEF Investors certainly received a wake-up call in February. A correction hit Wall Street for the first time in nearly two years, and benchmarks overseas were also challenged. Two weeks later, though, the S&P 500 had gained back more than...
by lindapowell | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, In The News
After 20 months of relative calm, take this volatility in stride Are you upset by what is happening on Wall Street? It may help to see this pullback within a big-picture context. Corrections have become so rare as of late that when one occurs, emotion threatens to...