The news is full of the atrocities that Hamas has inflicted on Israel over the weekend. My wife and I were supposed to fly yesterday to vacation in Israel, which was indefinitely postponed. We are thankful that our flight was not last Tuesday, or we would have been in the middle of all this.

Investors wonder what impact will this new war have on the economy and markets? This special edition of “On The Mark” addresses these issues.

AssetMark’s Chief Investment Office Christian Chan shares some thoughts about what to watch for in the coming months and how investors should respond. Click this link to view the video

With interest rates in savings and money market so high, many investors have pulled money out of the market to take the secure return over the instability of the markets. New Frontier, one of the Portfolio Strategists we utilize for client accounts, recently wrote an article about why this approach, while appealing, may not be a good idea…

If Congress does not agree on a budget by September 30, the end of the US Government’s fiscal year, we will be facing a Government shutdown. This special edition of “On the Mark” discusses how this may impact the investment markets and whether this is something to worry about.

Last week we reported that the Fed did not raise interest rates when they met last Tuesday and Wednesday. It seems that we may be at or near the end of the interest raising cycle. The September issue of “On The Mark” discusses what this may mean for the economy and the markets.