Ask the Experts is a financial forum for education and advice as CNB’s experts answer your questions on financial topics that interest you.  The experts of this show featured Jason W. Fitzgerald, CFP®, Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor

The year 2019 was a classic example of the markets doing things most people didn’t anticipate. Of all the forecasts made this time last year, the only one really worth counting is that things change. What’s more, they often change in ways we least expect.

Ask the Experts is a financial forum for education and advice as CNB’s experts answer your questions on financial topics that interest you.  The experts of this show featured Jason Fitzgerald, CFP®, Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor

Rich Scandinavian culture, clean energy, and the home of LEGOS. To most investor’s surprise, Denmark was the best performing developed market in 2015, up 23% as measured by the MSCI Denmark Index (USD). Hungary on the other hand was the best emerging market in 2015 up 36% as measured by the MSCI Hungary Index (USD).

What type of investor are you? Aggressive and risk tolerant? Conservative and risk averse? Or somewhere in the middle? Your ability to tolerate risk influences the investment choices you make — and, ultimately, may have an impact on your success

I recently attended an investment seminar for fellow investment professionals. One of the speakers asked the group what the return of the best performing equity mutual fund was during 2000 – 2009. Many guesses were made but the correct answer