Making Sense
Making Sense
Podcast Description
Making Sense explores the key forces shaping today’s markets—and how they impact the financial decisions investors face every day. Through timely conversations, our market and economic researchers cut through the noise and break down the headlines, trends and market movements that matter, helping you navigate volatility and make more informed investment decisions.
Learn more at firstcitizens.com/making-sense.
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The podcast centers on financial markets, economic policy, and investment strategies, with recent episodes exploring the implications of trade policy on investors, the Federal Reserve's interest rate management, and market volatility trends that influence decision-making.
Making Sense explores the key forces shaping today’s markets—and how they impact the financial decisions investors face every day. Through timely conversations, our market and economic researchers cut through the noise and break down the headlines, trends and market movements that matter, helping you navigate volatility and make more informed investment decisions.
Learn more at firstcitizens.com/market-update.
On Monday, March 9, 2026, Phillip Neuhart, Head of Market and Economic Research, and Thomas O’Keefe, Managing Director of Portfolio Strategy, talked about how we’re thinking about portfolio positioning in light of recent geopolitical headlines and market events.
With news rapidly changing, investors can easily get lost in the noise. Learn how we’re navigating headlines and portfolios positioning. Additional links regarding the conflict in the Middle East:
• In Brief 03.09.2026 https://www.firstcitizens.com/wealth
• Conflict in the Middle East: Navigating the first few days: https://www.firstcitizens.com/content/dam/firstcitizens/pdfs/wealth/market-outlook/2026/conflict-in-middle-east-first-days.pdf
• February’s Market Update: https://www.firstcitizens.com/wealth/market-outlook/2026/making-sense-february-market-update
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