Three Reasons Why Markets Have Been Less Volatile

​​In this podcast, SHP Financial Co-Founders Derek Gregoire, Keith Ellis and Certified Financial Planner Matthew Peck CFP® shares what he learned at a recent J.P.Morgan conference in New York about the major reasons why the financial markets have seen less major swings.

Guest speakers at the conference  included J.P. Morgan's Chief Global Strategist Dr. David Kelly and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

The consensus  at is that the largest contributing factor for the current market conditions is the stability of the US economy, which can be attributed to these three factors:   

• lower oil prices due to increased fracking
• the move as a nation to a service-based economy
• advanced technology allowing for better inventory tracking and global supply chain

All of these reasons contribute to a less volatile economy which leads to less volatile markets. Click here to listen to Matt's 3 Minute Podcast detailing what was covered in this conference.