Trade turmoil and the Fed Rate cut leads to what the markets despise, “Uncertainty”! As I write this, the equity markets are in the midst of the biggest stock market sell-off of 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 855 points as of 2:42 PM today...

Tariff Turmoil The US and China trade rhetoric ramped up in May and the equity markets responded with sharp declines from the all-time highs they reached in April. Investors were hoping for a peaceful resolution to the trade dispute and they were sorely disappointed....

As of yesterday’s market close, the S&P 500 is at a 15-month low, with 60% of its stocks in what is considered, “bear market” territory (down 20% or more) and 9 of 11 industry sectors now trading at what is considered “correction” levels (down 10% or more).  I’m sure investors don’t really care what it is called (bear market or correction), the bottom line is that the markets have been awful for investors since October.  In fact, the equity markets are now officially having the worst year since 2008.