Where is the real estate market heading? We at WGCA recently hosted a webinar with members of the Erich Cabe team at Compass, addressing essential questions that buyers, sellers, and real estate investors are asking about the current and future state of the housing market. You can watch the recording here in case you missed!
What Should I Do Now? Many wealth management professionals tend to get this question from clients. While this question is quite common among the average market participant, we view it as somewhat superficial. It is more appropriate to understand your goals and risk tolerance and then set the appropriate level of risk within your portfolio.
Inflation reaches a four-decade high, recession risks continue to increase, the S&P 500 is now in bear market territory, the Consumer Confidence Index hits an all-time low. It’s understandable to get nervous, anxious, and even fearful.
I think we all worry about whether we will have enough to do the things we want to do as we approach retirement age. The “enough” can be money, time, or energy but I’m going to focus on money in this segment.
Financial markets are often difficult to navigate. The first five months of 2022 have been especially treacherous.
The last 23 months of investment (and cryptocurrency and meme stock, etc.) returns have created a lot of “fear of missing out” (FOMO) in the investing public. FOMO tends to manifest itself in various behaviors in which otherwise rational individuals would not participate.