These Times Call for Planning, Patience
These are uncertain and exhausting times. We are trying to understand and respond to the health and economic effects of COVID-19, which has killed more than 1 million people worldwide and more than 215,000 Americans while leaving many businesses and employees scrambling to stay afloat. We are concerned about the heated election rhetoric fed by extreme partisanship and divisive politics. Many of us feel worn down and nervous, especially as we face a possible winter resurgence of the virus. Conventional wisdom tells us that the markets do not like uncertainty, and they have been bouncing all over in recent weeks and even months.