Last week U.S.–China trade tensions eased with a 90-daytariff pause and a “reset” in the relationship between the two countries. The May edition of “On The Mark” discusses what this may mean for the US economy and how investors should react…

Christian Chan, CIO of AssetMark, discusses the the wide ride we saw last month in the markets with the “Liberation Day” tariffs announced and later amended by President Trump, what may lie ahead, and how investors should react in his May 2 minute CIO update. Click HERE to view.

Stocks have been on a roller coaster ride since mid February, with large dips and rises resulting in portfolio returns being negative year to date. It is easy to have this recent experience skew our perceptions about the market and decisions regarding our portfolios. The following special edition of “On The Mark” looks at the history of bull and bear markets to provide a perspective based on historical facts and not emotion.

Last week AssetMark hosted a client webinar on Markets & Tariffs. In case you were not able to attend, here is a link to that informative webinar.

Clark Capital, one of the Portfolio Strategists we utilize for client accounts, has posted their views of the economy and markets using their five stock market gauges.

In a video Glen Dorsey and Pete Eisenrich review their views on the economy and markets now and their outlook for the future.

Click HERE to view Clark Capital’s Quarterly Economic and Market Review and Outlook.

It seems every day there is something new, or something changed, regarding tariffs which has fueled tremendous volatility in the overall investment markets. In all this chaos, it is tempting for investors to want to get out of the markets and go to cash.

JP Morgan, one of the Portfolio Strategists we utilize for client accounts, wrote the following in their Weekly Market Recap this past Monday about the reason to stay disciplined in investing…