We understand that today’s market volatility can be a source of stress and uncertainty. This page brings together timely insights, expert perspectives, and practical tools to help you stay informed and focused on your long-term goals. We're here to support you in making calm, confident decisions—no matter what the market is doing.

• April 4, 2025
  • Market Event Update: Insights & Action Items - Tariffs | by David Younis, CFP^® 
    

• March 2, 2026
  • Keeping a Long-term Perspective on Events in Iran The U.S. and Israel launched a major military strike on Iran, killing the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This special edition of “On The Mark” focuses on analyzing what this escalation could mean for the economy and financial markets, and how investors might position themselves amid heightened geopolitical risk.
• April 7, 2025
  • On The Mark: Special Edition - Liberation Day The Trump administration's broad tariffs are expected to raise costs, disrupt supply chains, and increase market volatility, but we advise staying the course with your long-term plan as trade uncertainties should ease and pro-growth policies emerge later this year.
  • 'MARK to Markets Assetmark's go-to guide for investors
  • 'MARK to MARKETS Special Edition: Tariff Playbook Deeper dive about tariffs
• March 6, 2025
  • Assetmark Special Edition | Tariffs: Noise vs. Signal Escalating tariffs have reignited market volatility, with their ultimate impact on economic growth and inflation hinging on the duration and implementation of trade policies amid ongoing negotiations.
    
• February 10, 2025
  • Tariffs 2.0 While President Trump's unexpected tariff announcements rattled markets, their ultimate impact on growth and inflation will depend on implementation, and if used mainly as a negotiation tactic, they are unlikely to cause a recession or sustained inflation.

• April 7, 2025
  
  • Tariffs in Action This 5 minute video by Glenn Dorsey of Clark Capital neatly summarizes the tariffs and the effect that they’ve had on the markets. He also speaks about the normalcy of market drops and volatility, and the importance of avoiding emotional decisions.
  • Stay the Course This article by Sean Clark and Glenn Dorsey is a complement to the video above and provides more background on historical volatility.