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Don’t Put All Your (Nest) Eggs in One Basket
from The Sovereign Investor:
The Federal Reserve is circling the market in very hawk-like fashion this Friday after the latest jobs report hit the wires.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that July non-farm payrolls added 215,000 new jobs, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3%. May and June’s results were also revised higher by a combined 14,000.
Even though the majority of the jobs continue to be of the lower-paying variety, pay growth remains nonexistent and the participation rate of able-bodied Americans lingers at a 38-year low, many traders around the globe are looking to the Federal Reserve to lift rates at the September FOMC meeting.
The continued will she/won’t she debate of when Yellen will finally announce the first interest-rate hike is keeping investors anxious and adding uncertainty to the market. But you don’t have to run for the sidelines to protect your wealth…
The Threat of the Federal Reserve
Janet Yellen is driving traders insane as they try to enjoy the last days of the market rally while edging toward the exits, preparing for the impact of that first rate hike. But what is that right first step? Do you unload everything and sit in the safety of cash? Do you move your investments to Europe or Asia? Is it time to buy gold?
To help answer these questions, I’ve turned to members of our Council of Experts again to offer up some guidance as to what they see coming in the next 12 months and where they think the next big opportunities are.
Chris Gaffney is Senior Vice President and Director of Sales for the World Markets® division of EverBank. His involvement with the World Markets team began in 1987. Chris holds series 7 & 63 licenses and received a BSBA from Washington University with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
