10 Things to Know About Market Volatility

Main Episode Description:

Investing in the stock market is a common, but significant part of most American’s retirement and wealth-building strategies.

It can come with one major hitch – volatility. Nobody likes it, but everyone deals with it.

In this Women & Wealth episode, Regina McCann Hess shares 10 things you should know about stock-market volatility, from what the VIX really measures to why time in the market matters more than timing. You’ll learn how to frame scary headlines, ways to soften volatility in a plan, and why downturns can be long-term opportunities.

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Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction

1:29 - You have to put it into perspective

2:33 - The “fear index”

3:16 - The only thing to fear is..

3:44 - Don’t let bad days blind you

4:49 - Volatility is lower than it has been historically

5:33 - Patience is a virtue(?)

6:30 - “No one said it would be easy”

7:10 - You can work to minimize volatility (if it bothers you)

7:54 - Embrace volatility

8:56 - The glass is more than half-filled

11:07 - Action item

ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS

Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero.  As an advocate for women’s financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.  

Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News.  She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse.

As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth.  She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families.  Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.

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