The market, with its immense power, ensures that stock and bond prices accurately reflect their current value. As of now, there is no indication that AI will significantly impact the way people perceive stock prices in the near future.
The end of a long bear market is a good opportunity to remind investors that history supports an expectation of positive returns over the long term. Sticking with your plan and remaining in the market may help put you in the best position to capture the recovery following market downturns.
Discover why recession announcements should not cause panic among investors. Historical data reveals positive average US equity returns post-recession, emphasizing the importance of a disciplined long-term investment strategy.
Here's our 10-minute take on what happened in the markets in the first quarter of 2023, and how a long-term plan can help you regardless of what happens next.
This recent short stint of growth outperformance may be prompting investors to question “Is the latest value run over?” Disappointing periods are sure to emerge from time to time, but the principle that lower relative prices lead to higher expected returns remains the same.
When the unexpected happens, many investors feel like they should be doing something with their portfolios. Often, headlines and pundits stoke these sentiments with predictions of more doom and gloom. For the longterm investor, however, planning for what can happen is far more powerful than trying to predict what will happen.