What Moves the Markets?
Market fluctuations are inevitable and expected. They always have been and always will be. In fact, they’re such a significant reality of investing that I named my YouTube series of brief investing videos Up and Down. Often, our clients ask, “What makes the markets move up or down?” There are quite a few factors that […]
Planning Eases Constant Uncertainty: It’s Summer, Go Enjoy Yourself! (Part 2)
Written by Tyson Ray, FORM Wealth Advisors | CFP®, CExP®, CIMA® In a recent blog post, I encouraged you to go enjoy yourself because…it’s summer! I want to reiterate that suggestion and remind you that proper planning can ease the constant uncertainty about what the markets are doing. Uncertainty makes investors uneasy because they don’t […]
It’s Summer. Go Enjoy Yourself!
Written by Tyson Ray, FORM Wealth Advisors | CFP®, CExP®, CIMA® If you know me and/or if you follow my blog posts, you know I’m all about perspective. We get so caught up in the busyness, and business, of life and work that sometimes we lose sight of what’s really important. Recently, my son took […]
How Fear Creates Opportunity in the Stock Market
Let me tell you what really matters, and it’s not whether the April showers brought May flowers in your investments. May brought flowers, yet we’re still recovering from the uncertainty of April. What really matters in investing is staying focused on the long term and avoiding inevitable market fluctuations during those inevitable times of uncertainty. […]
Tariffs Could Help Reduce the National Debt
In April 2025, April showers were more like April thunderstorms in the markets. It was a wild ride, with the markets bouncing up and down for the entire month. On April 2nd, President Trump announced “liberation day” tariffs against nearly all U.S. trading partners. The next day, stocks took a plunge as market participants reacted […]
