The vast majority of the time, most investors are not terribly concerned with their risk tolerance. Typically, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), a measure of S&P 500 volatility, sits comfortably below 20 and financial markets exhibit a consistent upward trend. However, as 2020 can attest, markets don’t always behave this way. Earlier this year the…
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Explaining the Disconnect Between the Economy and Stock Market
This week, the S&P 500 flirted with overtaking its high watermark from February of this year, leaving many scratching their head as to how, and why, the stock market has rebounded this quickly. Since the bottom in March, the S&P 500 has risen approximately 50 percent, taking only 175 days for the index to complete a…