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What Moves the Market? A Conversation with Vanguard | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Market History
By Kent Kramer
02/17/2025

Join Kent Kramer for an interview with Vanguard Senior Portfolio Specialist Bill Puggini about Vanguard’s views on what may move markets in 2025 and beyond. 2025 is full of potential risks and rewards. Kent and Bill discuss how inflation, tariffs, interest rates, market valuations, and political policies are all things that could distract investors from focusing on their most important long-term goals.

Investing through Uncertainty: A Perspective on the Iran Conflict & Markets | Financial Perspectives

Category: Investing » Market History
By Foster Group
03/25/2026

Recent developments involving Iran have been a reminder of how quickly geopolitics can affect markets. In this Financial Perspectives conversation, Gretchen Muller and Kent Kramer share perspective on what we’re seeing in stocks, oil, and investor feelings and why short-term volatility does not always change the long-term outlook.

Staying Invested During Uncertainty: A Conversation with Wes Crill (Dimensional Fund Advisors)

Category: Investing » Market History
By Gretchen Muller
04/10/2026

Gretchen Muller, Director of Communications, and Wes Crill, Vice President and Senior Client Solutions Director for Dimensional Fund Advisors Global Client Group, discuss how markets price uncertainty, why discipline matters more than reaction, and what history tells us about navigating volatility – including the Iran conflict and its economic implications.