market volatility Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png market volatility Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Why You Should Keep Investing When the Market Is Volatile https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/invest-despite-volatility-2-2/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:06:43 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=4842 When markets are volatile (as they are right now), investors sometimes get uncomfortable. When your portfolio temporarily loses value, it can be very tempting to try and minimize your losses by stopping your regular investment account deposits. Unfortunately, when it comes to investing in a volatile market, what feels right is often wrong. In this […]

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]]> Why You Should Expect More Market Volatility https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/why-you-should-expect-more-market-volatility/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:51:21 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=12978 The past two months have been tumultuous for investors. As COVID-19 has spread, global markets have been extremely volatile. In mid-February, the S&P 500 was at an all-time high. In the weeks since February 19, we’ve experienced both the index’s fastest decline (33.9% in a little over a month) and its best three-day period since […]

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]]> Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/sound-investing-when-markets-are-in-turmoil-2/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 22:08:53 +0000 //wealthfront.x5view.co/?p=9442 What should you do when market volatility has you doubting your investment strategy? No worries — Wealthfront Chief Investment Officer Burt Malkiel has clear advice.

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]]> Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/sound-investing-when-markets-are-in-turmoil/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:12:53 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9442 What should you do when market volatility has you doubting your investment strategy? No worries — Wealthfront Chief Investment Officer Burt Malkiel has clear advice.

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]]> Global Diversification: Why You Should Invest in Foreign and Emerging Markets https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/global-diversification-invest-foreign-emerging-markets/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:00:55 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=9130 Investing in global markets actually makes investing less risky and uncertain because no one can accurately predict which asset classes will perform the best at any given time. In this post, we’ll talk about getting over the “home bias” hump so you can take advantage of foreign and emerging markets.

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]]> Why You Should Invest Despite Volatility https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/invest-despite-volatility-2/ Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:01:01 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4842 Refraining from investing in a volatile market is yet another example of how what feels right isn’t necessarily the right thing to do when it comes to investing. Let your rational mind guide you: Don’t let your fear of loss take control.

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]]> Invest Despite Volatility https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/invest-despite-volatility/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3938 As a noted behavioral economist and advisor to Wealthfront, Meir Statman tells us a lot about how investors react to risk and volatility. Many investors freeze up when they see headlines about market volatility. They fear they will lose money in unpredictable ups and downs. This is a mistaken assumption that stems from a classic […]

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