At a time when investors are confronted with market volatility and a variety of challenges

fueled by the uncertainty of inflation, unsettled geopolitical tensions, and economic pressures.

Justin Klein stands ready to take your finance and investment questions and share his unbiased answers.

Invest Talk is made possible by KPP Financial,

a registered investment advisor firm

serving clients throughout the United States. The clarity for your

path forward starts now. Here is KPP Financial Chief Executive

Officer,

Financial Advisor, Justin Klein.

Good afternoon fellow investors and welcome back to Invest Talk.

This is our Tuesday August 6th

2024 addition and markets are constantly changing

we're getting a bit of volatility in both directions. Volatility can often happen to the upside as well.

So we got a little bounce today after yesterday's bounce late in the day. And the big question for you is how are you reacting to this?

Did this draw it out of markets? Did it evoke any emotions for you or did you remain calm?

Those are important questions to answer for yourself

because so much about portfolio construction

is not just about the opportunities, the upside. It's about how does

volatility in markets impact your portfolio and then how does that impact you as an investor? Does it get you emotional? If it does, either that's a problem with your ability to handle

volatility or your portfolio is just taking too much risk.

Or maybe third, you're just positioned poorly for this particular market. So our job here is to help give you some insights and help you understand what is happening in today's markets,

rationalize it for yourself and apply the principles to your particular situation so that you are making decisions with facts on the ground, with a level head, not with emotions, not by chasing

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