Navigating These Treacherous Stock Market Waters
We’ve seen several eras of stock market volatility over the past few decades: the dot-com bust, 9/11, the Great Recession of 2008. But somehow, this market, this new era, feels a lot different. Whether it is or is not remains to be seen, but as we work our way through this time of absolute uncertainty, it seems more important now than ever before to have a steady hand on the wheel and an eye on the long term.
We’re hearing a lot of talk about a “flight to quality,” or a “flight to safety,” and the potential benefits of active management versus passive management when the markets do crazy things. But what does that mean? Do you really change your investment style in times like these, or did you already have a strategy to deal with these inevitable turns so that you can just stay the course? Difficult questions, indeed.
In this week’s edition of Lucia Capital Group Weekly, Chairman and CEO Ray Lucia, Jr. talks with Lance Helfert, Senior Vice President of Lucia Wealth Services about his thoughts on what we might expect in a potential market recovery. Will it be U-shaped, or V-shaped, or something else entirely? How has the investment thought process changed from the beginning of 2020 to now, and how does one manage a portfolio in these volatile, uncertain times? These questions all deserve answers. Just click on the link, and enjoy the discussion!
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