Stories tagged with: volatility

• Analyst: Fed rate hike reflects 'economic conditions'

  by Roy Hayhurst, posted Friday, December 21, 2018 (3 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- Financial markets continued to retreat in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the Fed Funds rate by 0.25 percent, to a range of 2.25 and 2.5 percent.

  The move by the Fed was expected. It was the fourth rate hike of 2018 and the ninth since December 2015.

  "The Fed has a dual mandate," said David S. Spika, chief strategic investment officer for GuideStone Financial Resources: "price stability as determined by the Core Consumer Price Index and full employment. In light of this dual mandate, the current economic conditions ... Read More

• Market volatility called 'return to historic norms'

  by Roy Hayhurst, posted Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (3 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- Stock market volatility has increased in recent weeks, but GuideStone Financial Resources analyst David S. Spika cautions retirement investors to focus on their long-term investment objectives and avoid impulsive decisions, even as the news of the day can appear alarming.

  The recent sell-off in financial markets is a needed correction but does not signal the onset of a near-term economic recession, Spika, GuideStone's chief strategic investment officer, noted.

  "Economic growth is still too strong to indicate a recession is on the horizon," Spika said. "As we've been saying for many months, the increased volatility we're experiencing is warranted. What we're seeing is to be expected at the tail end of the longest bull market in history, now more than a decade long." Read More

• GuideStone assesses stock market's recent volatility

  by Roy Hayhurst, posted Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (3 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- Increased market volatility, which has commanded increased headlines in the days leading up to the November mid-term elections, has caught many by surprise. However, David S. Spika, chief strategic investment officer for GuideStone Financial Resources, noted that stock market volatility is a common and normal occurrence.

  The stock market -- as measured by the S&P 500 Index, experiences price swings of 1 percent or more 62 times a year on average. The same broad index of the stock market averages only 71 trading days between declines of 5 percent or more.

  "The recent sell-off may feel unsettling to investors because they have been lulled into complacency by an historically low-volatility environment over the past couple of years," Spika said, "but it's actually quite normal and nothing to be concerned about at this time." Read More

• Market volatility: GuideStone offers tips, new fund

  by Roy Hayhurst, posted Wednesday, August 16, 2017 (4 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- As the U.S. stock market continues to eclipse all-time highs -- the S&P 500 Index has recorded 43 new all-time highs between November 8 and August 11 -- analysts with GuideStone Financial Resources caution that the markets may be set for a period of extended volatility.

  GuideStone also announced Tuesday (Aug. 15) they have launched a new fund that offers diversification aiming to address increased market volatility. Read More

• Video highlights market volatility

  by Timothy E. Head , posted Thursday, September 03, 2015 (6 years ago)

  DALLAS (BP) -- GuideStone Financial Resources has produced a video outlining the nation's current market volatility and responses that long-term investors should consider, including remaining calm in the face of daily news, keeping a long-term focus on investments and maintaining diversification in age- and risk-appropriate investments.

  David S. Spika, CFA, global investment strategist for GuideStone Capital Management, LLC, narrates the ... Read More