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Ask the Experts at Bouchey Financial Group: The Fed, Stocks and Bonds

By Samantha Masey | August 1, 2022

As seen in The Saratogian The Fed met this week and as expected, they hiked interest rates by 0.75%. I believe this was already baked into the cake, as they say. The Fed was late to this party and should have begun hiking rates last year but is now committed to fighting inflation as best…

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Is This What Capitulation Feels Like???

By Samantha Masey | May 6, 2022

Capitulation means “to surrender or give up” when it comes to investing. I’m not sure how close we are to the low point of this market correction for the S&P 500 and bear market for Nasdaq, or just maybe we hit it already. We never know until time passes and we look back. I do…

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Behavioral Finance and Its Impact on Investing

By Samantha Masey | March 1, 2022

Starting my career in finance at the turn of the century, I have lived through some of the best and worst times in investing and witnessed the role emotions play in decision making. Investors have experienced several market crashes (dot-com bubble, financial crisis, COVID-19) as well as seeing the S&P 500 roughly triple in that…

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Webinar Recording: Making Sense of the Market

By Samantha Masey | February 28, 2022

With significant market volatility experienced thus far in 2022, our investment team analyzes current events including the invasion of Ukraine, historical market volatility, and economic data to help frame our investment strategy. Listen to Steven Bouchey, Jason Alonzo, and Paolo LaPietra discuss the market outlook and their thoughts on the recent volatility.

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How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect Stocks?

By Samantha Masey | February 14, 2022

Written by: Paolo LaPietra, CFP® With the Federal Reserve projecting three rate hikes in 2022, a recurring question I’ve been receiving is “How will rising interest rates affect my stocks?” It’s an important question to ask, especially with so much negative sentiment towards rising rates for equity investors. We’ve seen volatility so far this quarter,…

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The Balancing Act of Bonds

By Samantha Masey | June 4, 2021

Author: Martin X. Shields, CFP For most investors, bonds play an important role in their portfolio of providing income and capital preservation in times of volatility. For the past 40 years, having a bond allocation in a portfolio has been very beneficial because the U.S. 10-year Treasury rate has declined from a high of more…