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Our Q3 2017 market report features a timeline of events with a global overview and returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets.

This article by Morningstar points out that fear-based or emotional decision making can wreak havoc on an investor’s long-term investment performance, and explains why “investor behavior” is considered the number one determinant of an investor’s long-term investment performance, ahead of asset allocation, taxes, or fees.

Uncertainty is an inherent and ever-present part of investing in markets. When markets go up and down, however, many investors struggle to separate their emotions from their investments. This Issue Brief explores these sentiments and what it means to be a long-term investor.

This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets.

Unlike bond prices, which tend to go down when yields go up, stock prices might rise or fall with changes in interest rates.

There has been much discussion in the news recently about new nominal highs in stock indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.