Short term nerves, long-term confidence on stocks

Major errors in US statistics for the number of jobs created is a new curve ball bound to be another challenge for stock markets. I’ve been holding back my own cash and that of my financial planning clients. Now I’m going to wait and see how this recession talk plays out. While my playbook for investing short term is to watch the market reaction this week, what’s my long-term play?

Peter Switzer

August 4, 2025

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