Given the uncertainty created by the pandemic and the likelihood for further volatility, investors should remain cautious on equity markets despite recent outperformance.

This week's Coronavirus update is somewhat worse than last week's. Medical risks are still rising. Outbreaks in several states continued to get worse. And health care capacity is now a concern in several cities. But while the headline news is worrying, there are also some positive signs.

Quarterly Market Update: Positive June caps off strong quarter for markets. Local outbreaks cause national case numbers to rise. Data shows continued rebound in economic activity. Risks to economic recovery remain.

Interest rates have dipped to historic lows. If you’re in a position to take advantage of opportunities to buy a home or refinance a mortgage at an irresistible rate, you may be wondering whether you should.

One of the best decisions I’ve made in my life (so far, anyway) was to break away from a large brokerage firm and go independent. Partnering with Commonwealth Financial Network® has made that decision all the better.

If there's one lesson I hope our clients learn from this historic first half of 2020, it's how quickly things can shift - in both directions! When it comes to your investments, it is only common sense to prepare both financially and psychologically for anything and everything. Otherwise, you run the risk of making some very bad decisions at the worst possible time. Such as selling all your stocks on March 23rd.

COVID-19 case growth has spiked up recently in several states, taking the national case growth rate up above 30,000 per day for three of the past four days. So, do we have a second wave on our hands? And if so, what does that mean?

Here is 1 quote, 2 recent posts from our blog and 3 interesting links that you may want to check out as you head into the weekend.

The recovery from the March stock market low has been the most rapid in history, and rising markets tend to create their own momentum. But stocks are quite expensive.

The bad news this past week is that there are signs of localized outbreaks in several states, specifically Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. All have shown significant spikes in cases in recent days. But the good news is that outside these and a handful of other states, the virus remains under control, and there is still no national second wave of infections.

Here is 1 great quote, 2 recent posts from our blog and 3 interesting links that you may want to check out as you head into the weekend.

Although the reopening is going better than expected and is clearly having some positive economic effects, we certainly face risks. The biggest of these is a second large wave of infections.