In April 2025, the U.S. economy experienced its first contraction in over three years, largely due to a spike in imports as businesses prepared for newly announced tariffs. The labor market also showed signs of strain, with slower-than-expected job growth—suggesting that companies may be growing more cautious amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
Financial markets reacted sharply to the announcement of broad-based tariffs, triggering notable volatility and a steep early-month selloff across major indices. Despite the initial drop, markets began to stabilize later in the month, with some key benchmarks recovering part of their losses as investor sentiment showed tentative signs of improvement.
Articles of Interest
Here’s Why You Should Invest in All the Sectors, Not Just One
Because no single sector consistently outperforms others, investing across all sectors helps investors capture returns wherever and whenever they occur, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors.
Why Portfolio Diversification Has Helped in 2025
According to Morningstar, diversification continues to be a valuable strategy in 2025, helping investors manage risk and enhance resilience—even as market dynamics evolve and asset correlations rise.
A Checklist for High-Net-Worth Individuals: How to Protect and Grow Your Wealth
Kiplinger created this strategic guide to managing, preserving, and expanding your wealth for long-term financial security.
Proposed Changes to Student Loan Programs
If you’re involved in a student’s college preparation process, you may have many questions. This blog from How to Pay for College explains how proposed changes to federal student loan programs aim to simplify repayment and reduce costs, while shifting some financial responsibility away from the government.
6 Books to Clear Your Mind (or Totally Escape It)
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Diversification seeks to improve performance by spreading your investment dollars into various asset classes to add balance to your portfolio. Using this methodology, however, does not guarantee a profit or protection from loss in a declining market. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
