LIVONIA, Mich., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In today’s rapidly changing market and economic landscape, financial advisors are faced with making high-stakes decisions on behalf of their clients. As they navigate economic shifts and uncertainty, advisors’ general satisfaction with U.S. economic conditions has declined sharply, with 38% saying they are either ‘not at all satisfied’ or ‘not very satisfied’ compared with just 23% who are satisfied or very satisfied.
These are the latest findings from Cogent Syndicated’s Monthly Sentiment Tracker™ report. This monthly report monitors trends in advisors’ and investors’ sentiment about the market, economy and investment environment. The report also tracks current satisfaction with and future views on the economy, along with concerns that affect investment decisions.
At the end of June 2025, over one-quarter (27%) of advisors indicated that they expect the economy to worsen over the next three months—a feeling that has risen sharply since the end of last year along with a decline in optimism. In revealing their leading concerns, advisors identified issues such as tariffs impacting profits and stocks (45%), geopolitical events (40%), government decisions (36%), and stock market volatility (32%).
Similarly, investors are largely pessimistic about the current and future state of the economy with more than half of investors (54%) expressing dissatisfaction with current economic conditions, and the number of investors who believe the …