Today on this podcast we will be talking about stock market volatility and how it plays into planning scenarios for advisers. As we record this podcast on October 23, 2015 world equity markets are showing an impressive rebound over the last few weeks from that sharp pullback we saw in August.
Checking the facts, empirical measures of market volatility like the Vicks remain well above their historical averages. US government spending and deficits continue to spiral out of control, rate hikes are looming on the horizon and global tension are higher than at any time since the Cold War.