Edward Jones-Financial Advisor David Snodderly

While market volatility in 2026 increased risk and dominated headlines, history suggests that periods of uncertainty have tended to be temporary, often creating attractive opportunities for disciplined long term investors.

Here are a few steps investors can consider to help navigate market volatility with greater confidence.

Investing through volatility: lessons from the geopolitical shocks of 2026 (US|EN) The first half of the year is a reminder that market volatility is often triggered by external shocks with broad economic implications.www.edwardjones.com/us-en

Renewed U.S.-Iran tensions keep geopolitics in focus. However, investor attention remains centered on AI, where strong earnings and periodic bouts of volatility continue to shape market leadership and sentiment.

Angelo Kourkafas, Sr. Global Investment Strategist, offers perspective on the recent developments and portfolio positioning for the second half of the year in our Weekly Market Wrap.

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As we enter the second half of the year, we're watching three key trends that are likely to shape the economic and market outlook: the health of the labor market, the path of oil prices and gas prices at the pump, and the direction of interest rates set by the Federal Reserve.

Our Principal, Head of Investment Strategy Mona Mahajan breaks down these key variables and what they might mean for investors overall: https://bit.ly/4gSsmKE