How to protect your record 2025 stock market portfolio gains from what could come next

There is more than enough focus on Wall Street about what the Fed will do next, and Friday's weak nonfarm payrolls report will add to expectations for a rate cut. But maybe there is not enough planning among investors about what they should do to preserve the hefty gains embedded in market portfolios since the April low gave way to a new S&P 500 record. A rate cut is typically seen as a good thing for stocks, but a weakening labor market is also a sign that broader trouble for the economy could be ahead.Glo ...