Our chief investment officer, William F. (Ted) Truscott, provides his perspective on current market conditions and potential investment strategies for investors. http://budgeting-investing.ameriprise.com/planning-and-budgeting/financial-analysis/?cid=RSS_updates The most appropriate word to describe the emotions of last fall and the fateful week of Sept. 15, 2008 would probably be panic. http://budgeting-investing.ameriprise.com/planning-and-budgeting/financial-analysis/market-update/2009-10-20.asp?cid=RSS_updates