Today’s Market Takeaways: July 2, 2021

For the first time since the 1950s, the S&P 500 is up for the 5th consecutive quarter. In Today’s Market Takeaways, Vice President Steve Johnson covers the favorable market environment for the second half of the year and provides advice for riskThe probability that an investment will decline in value in the short term, along with the magnitude of that decline. Stocks are often considered riskier than bonds because they have a higher probability of losing money, and they tend to lose more than bonds when they do decline. awareness.