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Last week we officially brought all the managed portfolios back to their equity allocation after nearly two months of holding cash. So far, our timing appears to be excellent as North American equity markets had a great week and continue higher as of this writing.
It turns out that the magic number this time was eight weeks. Eight weeks is how long we held onto the cash we created in many clients' accounts before putting it back to work this week.
Market volatility increased towards the end of the third quarter, as investor optimism seen in July and August was tempered by a variety of factors in September.
As we leave the terrible month of September behind us, we look forward to the fourth quarter of the year. September lived up to its reputation this year as the worst month on the calendar for stocks, but if history is any guide, we should see risk sentiment improve from this point on.
This week saw more market instability as further news out of China worried global financial markets, and the Federal Reserve announced the results of its most recent meeting.
The month of September is, so far, living up to its reputation for being the worst month for the stock market. All North American indices are negative for the month (as of this writing)