Inside the markets with Tom Wilson
Thomas K.R. Wilson, CFA, Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth Advisory, provides an economic update that discusses the initial jobless claims report, the fiscal stimulus package, and municipal bond prices. The views expressed are those of Brinker Capital and are not intended as investment…
Market update with Tom Wilson
Thomas K.R. Wilson, CFA, Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth Advisory, provides an economic update that considers the initial joblessness claims and the media’s comparison between the current environment and the Great Depression, noting the significant differences in monetary policy. The views expressed are…
The Fed lowers, Biden rises…Now what?
Market volatility continued through the last week due to ongoing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID19, the shifting Democratic presidential candidate landscape, and their combined economic impact. We’ve experienced wild daily moves in the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500), but as of Wednesday’s close, we’re…
Continuing concerns regarding COVID-19
The global equity markets have continued their decline, which began on February 20, in response to fears over the COVID-19 (coronavirus) becoming a global pandemic. The S&P 500 Index fell -12.0% from February 20-27 and is on pace for another decline on February 28. International…
Market concerns regarding the Coronavirus
After reaching an all-time market high on February 19, 2020, US markets began experiencing volatility and fell about 4-5% as of February 24, 2020. To blame is the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), which was first identified in Wuhan, China, but has now spread globally….
Volatility vanishes (again), but it should be back (again)
More than once last summer, we were asked our thoughts on the early 2018 spike, and subsequent drop, in market volatility as measured by the VIX, Wall Street’s “Fear Index.” We noted we weren’t surprised by the return of volatility, an accelerating economy and rising…
Vlog: Quarter-end Q&A 4Q2018
Brinker Capital Global Investment Strategist, Tim Holland, CFA, asks and answers those questions we think will be top of mind for clients as they open their quarterly statements and think back on the quarter that was: Why did US equities correct so sharply in 4Q2018?…