Photo by Jungwoo Hong on Unsplash The stock market and your portfolio1 grew nicely this quarter, despite fears of possible trade wars, higher interest rates and interim bouts of volatility. A rather noisy ongoing trade dispute with China, the European Union, and even...

Volatility returned to the markets during the first quarter and stocks are experiencing their first significant correction in well over a year. Indeed, the last two months are a reminder that markets go through periods of weakness, despite last year’s nearly...