On Tuesday, October 2020, Jason Ranallo and Dan Powers presented our Quarterly Update webinar for Q3. We covered topics like Social Security, the VIX volatility index, job growth, and the elections, to name a few. Here is the 5 minute digest from the full-length video.

Get an inside look at recent trends and research driving our Investment Committee at Vector Wealth Management. During the 45-minute presentation, we examine recent market movements and major themes impacting the markets.
Topics: Social Security, Market concentration, economic growth, and elections.
Presented by: Jason Ranallo, director of the portfolio management group and Dan Powers, portfolio management.

Swift and sizeable monetary and fiscal policy actions propped up the economy and ignited an advancement in the stock market of historic proportions. Many may wonder how it is that the stock market can climb so far so quickly.

The velocity of this week’s news cycle feels like it must be hitting all-time highs. Financial markets have had plenty of reasons to experience price volatility in 2020; uncertainty has been high, and markets, for the most, part hate uncertainty.

The terms “bull market” and “bear market” are commonly cited as descriptors of stock market behavior. Perhaps you have seen various bull and bear statues or images meant to symbolize the stock market. What do the terms mean, and from where did they originate?

Approximately 70% of stocks in the S&P 500 stock index now have a dividend yield greater than the current yield of a 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond

Over the past nineteen years, our world has faced numerous tragedies, setbacks, and surprises. Without diluting or forgetting the significance of any single event, we find that a common denominator includes; resilience, unity, and finding ways to advance.