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Reading the volatility tea leaves

Nationwide Financial

In times of peaking pessimism and extreme bearishness, investors often try to parse how the financial markets are reflecting an array of risks. However, how might the market reflect its trepidations when trying to digest those risks? This behavior is like what was seen near the bottom in 2002, 2009, and 2020.

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Why volatility matters when investing

Nationwide Financial

Two of the most significant developments in the financial markets during 2022 were the breakout of higher interest rates and the return of stock market volatility. For a glimpse of how volatile stocks were last year, consider the VIX Index, often used as a gauge of fear or stress in the stock market.

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Market Outlook: 3 Reasons Long-Term Investors Should Be Optimistic

Darrow Wealth Management

For much of last year, even good news about the economy was bad news for markets. Yes, 2022 was a terrible year for financial markets. 3 reasons for investors to be optimistic about the long-term market outlook Short-term market moves should always be expected, especially for equity investors.

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Who Sells When the Market Falls?

The Irrelevant Investor

Jason Zweig did some excellent debunking yesterday on this topic in the Wall Street Journal : “Institutions sell more than individuals when there is a large stock-market drop,” finance professors Patrick Dennis and Deon Strickland found in a 2002 study. Vanguard has been repeating this survey every two months since early 2017.

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Tata Communications Vs Tata Teleservices – Key Metrics and Analysis

Trade Brains

The government sold 25% of its stake in 2002, as per its divestment plans. Keep reading to find out! Tata Communications. Tata Communications, formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. VSNL), is a leading global digital ecosystem enabler. As a result, the company was taken over under the administrative control of Tata.

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Markets attempt a bounce on encouraging earnings

Nationwide Financial

This is similar to the market behavior near the bottoms in 2002, 2009, 2011, and 2020, reflecting the willingness of institutional investors to dip their toe back in the water. Despite historic levels of investor pessimism, the S&P 500® Index has shown 2% gains in six sessions in the past month in an effort to bounce.

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Tata Technologies Vs KPIT Technologies – Financials, Future Plans & More

Trade Brains

In 2002, the Company formed a technical collaboration with Cummins Engineering & IT Arm. Both CA partners wanted to create a firm with a global reputation. They were later joined in by Shrirish Patwardhan & Sachin Tikekar as Co-Founders. KPIT was then spun off as an independent Company, away from the CA firm.

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