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Week’s Best: Stock Market Mayhem Triggers Outages

Week’s Best: Stock Market Mayhem Triggers Outages

Customers of top brokerage firms including Schwab, Fidelity, and Vanguard reported problems accessing their online accounts on Monday as markets tanked around the globe. The technical issues were eventually resolved, but some customers were frustrated and took to social media to complain. The advisors say they told clients they believe the economy remains sound and that recent market volatility has created new opportunities.