Articles from Your Financial Advisor in Santa Clarita
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Is a Depression Coming?
“Could there be another depression” is one of the top questions we’ve received over the past week. “Yes, we are in a recession and many are worried if things may get much worse before they [...]
Road to Recovery Playbook Factor #1: COVID-19 Case Update
Factor #1 in our Road to Recovery Playbook is finding confidence in the peak of COVID-19 cases in the United States. At LPL Research we are monitoring this factor daily, and we wanted to provide [...]
Examining Bear Market Bounces
The big equity bounce has continued, with the S&P 500 Index up more than 17% from the multi-year lows hit last Monday. The big question on many investors’ minds is could this be a bear [...]
Erick, I’m nervous! What do I do now? 3 Questions I Am Being Asked Lately
Another wild week. The emotions are running high and that might cause you to make bad decisions about your money and your 401(k). In the last few days I've gotten calls asking: "What do I [...]
Making Sense of Skyrocketing Jobless Claims
Weekly new jobless claims were reported this morning, and to no one’s surprise they rose to levels thought unimaginable just a few weeks ago. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, 3.3 million [...]
Market Volatility Stresses Liquidity
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented volatility in recent weeks that has investors and traders scrambling to assess the economic and market impact of the aggressive containment measures. This past week the CBOE Volatility Index [...]





