Navigating the Great Transition: Investment and Economic Year-End 2017 Review

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We’re entering a period with higher than usual uncertainty for investors.

The economy and most investments have been supported by extraordinary measures from central banks since 2009. These policies kept interest rates near zero. Now, though, we’re in the midst of a transition from extraordinary policies toward normal policies.

The Federal Reserve ended its quantitative easing in 2014 and began raising interest rates in late 2016. In 2018, the Fed will tighten monetary policy further by raising interest rates some more and reducing its balance sheet. The European Central Bank said it would like to end its quantitative easing in 2018. Other central banks also plan to tighten monetary policy.

In this Retirement Watch Spotlight Series webinar, we’ll review what this transition means for investors. This month’s webinar will be the first of a biannual investment and economic review.

In Navigating the Great Transition, we’ll review what the markets and economy did in 2017. We’ll also raise and answer the key questions that investors should be asking, and  project where the economy and markets are heading. You’ll learn the following:

What’s next in the great transition?

What does it means for the economy and inflation?

What does it mean for investments?

How should investors approach the next stage of the transition?

What are the two cycles investors have to understand and balance?

Where are we now in these cycles?

What are the most reliable early warning indicators of recession and what are they saying now?

What can we learn from the factors that really matter to markets?

What is the outlook for U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds and commodities?

What are the major risks for the next six months?

IN THE NEXT SPOTLIGHT SEGMENT:

We’ll take a thorough look at the new tax reform package, including what it means for investors and your retirement.