New Fidelity Research Finds Advisors Increasingly Focused on the Markets and Downside Protection

Fidelity Investments press release -------- Fidelity® continues to explore issues that are top-of-mind for advisors through its quarterly Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse survey. While topics like the government/economy and portfolio management remained the top two areas of focus in Q2 2017, the survey found that financial advisors have become increasingly concerned about market volatility and equity market level (ranked No. 3 and No. 4 respectively). In addition, interest rates, which ranked No. 3 the previous quarter, dropped to No. 9 in Q2, despite the current rising rate environment and advisors' focus on downside risk. The latest results of the quarterly survey were released today by Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®, a distribution and client service organization dedicated to meeting the investment needs of financial advisors, institutional investors and consultants. To get more in depth information click on the picture below to read the release.