October 16, 2020
Why mid caps may lead the way out of recession
Mid-cap value stocks may provide some diversification and opportunity for investors who want to participate in the U.S. postrecession recovery.
Tips for handling market volatility
Investing for a long-term goal—such as retirement—takes planning, patience, and discipline. But sometimes market activity can cause investors to question their planning while it erodes their patience and discipline. Whether you have a John Hancock retirement plan or not, we can help you educate participants about the ups and downs of the stock market.
Help participants understand how the market works
Use our market dynamics education library to help participants navigate through tough market conditions. The library covers relevant topics:
- The power of long-term investing
- Diversifying your portfolio to capture steadier returns
- Making contributions through market ups and downs
- When markets are down, stay the course
- Taking emotion out of investing
- Long-term investing: a marathon, not a sprint
- Time in the market, not timing the market
- Bear markets shouldn't scare you
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Market dynamics resources
English
- The power of long-term investing
- Diversify your portfolio to capture steadier returns
- Making contributions through market ups and downs
- When markets are down, stay the course
- Taking emotion out of investing
- Long-term investing: a marathon, not a sprint
- Time in the market, not timing the market
- Bear markets shouldn't scare you
- When retirement is near—don’t let fear derail your long-term strategy
Spanish
- The power of long-term investing
- Diversify your portfolio to capture steadier returns
- Making contributions through market ups and downs
- When markets are down, stay the course
- Taking emotion out of investing
- Long-term investing: marathon not a sprint
- Time in the market, not timing the market
- Bear markets shouldn't scare you
- When retirement is near—don’t let fear derail your long-term strategy
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October 9, 2020
Target-date funds: strategic and active management
While strategic management primarily dictates the glide-path process behind target-date funds, there are opportunities within market cycles to use active management.
September 17, 2020
After the turnaround, where to? How to look at bonds now
While much of the bond-market value resulting from the pandemic-related selloff has been captured, portfolios can still pursue yield and value with solid bottom-up analysis.
September 3, 2020
Market downturns can help target-date investors grow their retirement savings
In times of volatility, it can be tempting to consider cutting your losses and heading for the exits. But we believe a market downturn should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a catastrophe.
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