by Daniel May | Apr 19, 2023 | Blogs, FYI by FTE, Investing
Investing when the market is going down doesn’t feel good. In periods when the market is steadily declining, you probably don’t look forward to logging into your investment accounts. It just isn’t fun to feel like your contributions aren’t working for you (and that...
by Daniel May | Apr 12, 2023 | Blogs, FYI by FTE, Investing
This article was originally published in October of 2022. If you’ve been paying attention to financial markets at all this year, you know the stock market has not been doing great. The chart below shows the S&P 500 year-to-date, which is down a little over 20%....
by Money Guy | Feb 27, 2023 | Ask the Money Guy, Blogs, Financial Planning
Nobody knows what the market will do. Sometimes the market recovers quickly and sometimes it doesn’t. In this highlight, we discuss how you should approach making financial decisions during a bear market. Want to know what to do with your next dollar (whether...
by Daniel May | Jun 30, 2022 | Blogs, FYI by FTE, Investing
The S&P 500 recently entered into bear market territory, and is currently a little over 20% down from all-time highs. Everyone understandably wants to know how long the bear market will last and how quickly we will recover. I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t...
by Daniel May | Jun 2, 2022 | Blogs, FYI by FTE, Investing
The S&P 500 is down nearly 15% year-to-date, the economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, and financial experts say there is a 70% chance of a “near-term recession.” Investor sentiment has rarely been more negative than it is now; the Fear & Greed Index is...