CommonWealth Financial Strategies > Financial Blog > Getting Prepared For Market Volatility

“Everybody has a plan until they get hit.”

~ Mike Tyson

In the face of potential market volatility, we need confidence.

Successful investors compound their financial assets by following a professional process over the long run.  

To stay the course, you will need: 

  1. Clarity on your risk tolerance
  2. Clarity on potential market volatility -see below
  3. Confidence in your portfolio

Has your tolerance for risk changed? Are you aware of the potential extent of market swings? Would you like to know more about our active portfolio management and defensive investing strategies?

Our highly disciplined pension-style process is designed to smooth out volatility for you while navigating uncertain financial markets. 

It is only a matter of time until markets again become challenging.

Here are some historical S&P500 volatility charts:

Investing at the Worst Possible Times:

Investing During any One-Year Period:

Investing During any Five-Year Period:

Investing During any Ten-Year Period:

Investing During any Twenty-Year Period:

Successful investors know you can’t separate risk and return.

We invite you to call us for a review of your financial goals and portfolio.

Your CommonWealth Team

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