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Investing is a complex and time-consuming endeavor for even the most experienced investors. Having seen many investors struggle to make sense of market movements over the years, Fisher Investments is excited to publish our insights through Reuters Plus to help put events and their impact on stocks in perspective. Fisher Investments and its subsidiaries manage billions of dollars’ worth of assets for thousands of clients across Europe and North America. We’re excited to share the knowledge we’ve gained in this time to help investors, like you, meet their goals.
Why Fisher Investments Thinks Global Trade Policy Is Key for Investors
Global trade is a key source of political risk for stocks. Read this article from Fisher Investments to understand why.
Learn MoreFisher Investments gets to know each client on a one-on-one basis and tailors investment plans to each individual’s goals. Our clients also benefit from having a dedicated investment counselor—an investment professional who knows them by name and regularly analyzes their objectives to ensure their strategies are aligned with their financial needs in retirement. Investments counselors’ sole focus is providing industry-leading client service—they don’t sell financial products or earn commissions on trades in clients’ accounts.
Why Fisher Investments Thinks Retirees Shouldn’t Shun Stocks
Investors who rely too heavily on bonds may unwittingly increase the risk of running out of money in retirement. This article from Fisher Investments can help you understand how stocks may provide the growth you need in retirement.
Learn MorePortfolio management is handled by the firm’s Investment Policy Committee (IPC), under the leadership of Fisher Investments’ founder and legendary investor, Ken Fisher. The IPC, supported by a large research staff, analyzes global capital markets in search of investment opportunities across all sectors. Fisher Investments focuses on interpreting widely known information differently, and the firm’s against-the-grain philosophy has provided value to its clients over the decades. For more information on the impact of current events on your investment or retirement portfolio, return here regularly for Fisher Investments’ latest insights. You can also learn more about the retirement and investment planning services Fisher Investments offers by visiting https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us.
Fisher Investments’ Perspective on How Politics Affects Markets
Elections in any country—whether 2020’s US election or 2021’s scheduled European elections—come with heavy speculation that candidates can make-or-break financial markets. But this rhetoric often misses the fact that markets don’t care about the candidate. Markets care more about actual policy shifts and the degree to which any changes are better or worse than expected.
Learn MoreTempering the Taper-Tantrum Talk
Some investors already worry markets could suffer when the Fed slows it’s quantitative easing (QE) bond purchasing program—aka tapering. But as we saw in 2013, tapering doesn’t automatically stall the economy or upend the stock market. However, this time, watch out for another potential longer-term risk: an economy that overheats rather than implodes.
Learn MoreThe Greedy Behavior Fisher Investments Says to Avoid Now
Investors are increasingly feeling more optimistic— generally a bullish feature for stocks. But as that optimism spreads, watch out for these common and potentially costly greed-based investing mistakes.
Learn MoreFisher Investments on 2021 Global Politics
After a tumultuous 2020, global politics are shaping up to be a much quieter in 2021. While that relative calm should bode well for stocks, watch out for these select pockets of political uncertainty.
Learn MoreFisher Investments On Why Investors Shouldn’t Fret the Shape of Recovery
The economy is recovering much slower than stocks have. Is this a headwind for markets going forward? Read this article from Fisher Investments to learn how backward-looking economic data isn’t always helpful when navigating markets.
Learn MoreFisher Investments On How The Pandemic Shook Up Many Folks’ Budgets. Its End Will, Too
The pandemic lockdown may have shaken up your financial priorities. This article from Fisher Investments can help you adjust your budget to post-pandemic life.
Read moreDiversification—a How-to Guide From Fisher Investments
Diversification. For generations, investment professionals have stressed its importance in managing risk while capturing long-term growth. But how can you tell if your investments are diversified enough? Fisher Investments shares some basic diversification tips you can use for your portfolio.
Learn MoreFisher Investments’ Perspective on Investing in China
Are you considering adding Chinese stocks to your portfolio? Read this article from Fisher Investments to learn the economic and political factors you should consider and what role Chinese stocks could play in your globally diversified portfolio.
Learn MoreInvestors Are Fighting the Last War, and That’s Ok for Stocks
As COVID-19 cases rise, some governments have ordered additional lockdowns to curb the spread. Could future widespread economic shutdowns cause a repeat of March 2020’s unprecedented bear market? In this article, Fisher Investments explains how stocks’ reaction to the second round of lockdowns could differ from the first.
Learn MoreStyle’s Significance in Stocks
Through 2020’s first three quarters, global growth stocks are up 18.9% while value is down -14.6%—with growth leading before the winter’s bear market, during the bear market and subsequently. Some see this as a sign that value is set to rebound—but does reality support that claim? Read on to find out.
Learn MoreHow Apple’s Stock Split Reveals the Dow’s Defects
The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently had a makeover—sending Apple from the top of the index to the middle, after its recent 4-for-1 stock split. Does this move change how you should think about Apple or the Dow? In this article, Fisher Investments reveals why Apple’s fall in the Dow exposes the index as a poor benchmark for market performance.
Read MoreFisher Investments on October’s Crash-Prone Reputation
In terms of stocks, October has a spooky past—massive market drops happened during October of 1929, 1987 and 2008—all during bear markets. Should investors make investing moves in case October 2020 follows suit? In this article, Fisher Investments debunks the month’s crash-prone reputation and shows why investors shouldn’t let this myth influence their portfolio decisions.
Read MoreWhy Fisher Investments Thinks Inflation Worries Are Premature
Could the Fed’s COVID-assistance programs lead to uncontrollable inflation? In this article, Fisher Investments sheds light on the Fed, “printing money” and how today’s pandemic-focused monetary policies could impact stocks and the economy.
Learn MoreFisher Investments on REITs
While Treasury yields are so low, some investors pursue REITs as a way to pursue assets offering a higher yield. In this article, Fisher Investments explains REITs’ pros and cons to help you decide if they are the right choice for your retirement portfolio.
Learn MoreFor Stocks, Growth’s Trajectory—Not Output Levels—Matter Most
Read moreWill CLOs Cause the Next Financial Crisis?
Read moreAnnuities and the Impossible Dream of Risk-free Growth
Read moreDon’t Put Much Value in Valuations
Read moreDon’t Let Technical Indicator “Tea Leaves” Drive Your Investment Strategy
Read moreFisher Investments Explains What Real-Time Data Can (and Can’t) Tell You
Read moreWhy Consumer Spending Is More Resilient Than Many Believe
Read moreWill Rising Debt Doom America?
Read moreFisher Investments on Two Potential Paths Forward From the COVID-19 Downturn
Read moreThe Post-Coronavirus Economic Recovery, According to Fisher Investments
Read moreWhy Ken Fisher Says Not to Overrate Early Presidential Polls
Read moreFisher Investments’ Structural Analysis of 2020’s Election Backdrop
Read moreFisher Investments Reviews the History of Impeachment and Markets
Read moreWhy Fisher Investments Doesn’t Think Wealth-Tax Chatter Threatens Stocks
Read moreA Warning From Fisher Investments On The Specter of Debt
Read moreWeak Dollar? Strong Dollar? Which is Better for Stocks?
Read moreDon’t Fight the Fed?
Read moreUsing Ken Fisher’s First Question to Show Why Slower Hiring Data Aren’t Troubling
Read moreOil and Stocks Fickle Relationship
Read moreDollar-Cost Averaging Doesn’t Pay
Read moreIs America About to Declare a Currency War?
Read moreStop Using Stop-Loss Orders They Don't Work!
Read moreIs a Debt Doomsday Near?
Read moreDown with the Dow
Read moreThe Best Party for Stocks
Read moreUncovering Covered Calls
Read moreRetiring Baby Boomers Won’t Destroy the Stock Market
Read moreSell in May and Go Away?
Read moreETF Investing Is Rarely “Passive”
Read moreTaxes Don’t Move Stocks
Read moreStocks Long-Term Perseverance
Read moreWhy a Smaller Tax Refund May Be Good News in Disguise
Read moreIs the Stock Market More Volatile Now Than Ever Before?
Read moreAfter a Lawsuit Killed One Rule, Here Is Fisher Investments’ Take on the Fiduciary Debate
Read moreWhat’s the Point? An Exercise in Scaling
Read moreHow to Think About the Markets’ and Economy’s Outlook
Read moreDisclaimer: Investing in stock markets involves the risk of loss and there is no guarantee that all or any capital invested will be repaid. Past performance neither guarantees nor reliably indicates future performance.