Are investors over-reacting to the economic news from China? Despite a rough start to 2016, Schwab advises investors to remain calm and prepare for some volatility. It’s likely that geopolitical conflicts from Syria to Afghanistan to North Korea will continue to impact the markets. Jeffrey Kleintop describes how you can prepare your portfolio for the investment challenges ahead. Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital thinks the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates this year may further slow economic growth. John Giggelsohn reports on his 2016 predictions for Bloomberg.

Schwab Market Perspective: Questions For The New Year–  Schwab’s team continues to believe that U.S. and global stocks will continue to experience bouts of volatility and pullbacks; but a major bear market is likely to be avoided.  Key determinants of the path stocks will take include central bank policy, inflation, currency volatility and earnings/valuation. Schwab continues to reinforce the benefits of broad and global asset class diversification during a more difficult market environment. Read more…

Geopolitical Risks In 2016: Is Your Portfolio Prepared?–  Jeffrey Kleintop, Chief Global Strategist at Schwab, believes investors are best served when grim headlines are in the news by remembering that geopolitical risks are a regular part of investing and that a long history of geopolitical developments shows us that holding a well-diversified portfolio may buffer the short-term market moves than are most often the result. Read more…

Gundlach Paints Bearish Outlook For 2016 Investing, Economy–  “This is a capital-preservation market, not a money-making environment,” said Gundlach,-founder of Los Angeles-based DoubleLine Capital. For economic growth, “2016 is not looking all that great, potentially.”  Read Gundlach’s views in this article. Read more…

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