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Bear Markets/Crash
The Relationship Between Recessions and Market Crashes
A short history of recessions and bear markets.
The One Guarantee in the Stock Market
Losses in the stock market are the price of admission.
Some Random Thoughts on a Big Down Day in the Stock Market
Here’s what I’m thinking about after watching the stock market fall more than 7% today: The S&P is now down nearly 19% in just 13 trading sessions. These losses aren’t astronomical in a historical context but they’ve happened so quickly that I’m willing to call this a market crash. The problem with market crashes is…
What Happens to Stocks After a Big Down Month?
Stocks just had one of their worst months on record with the S&P falling 8.2% on a total return basis.1 These are the worst monthly declines on the S&P going back to 1926: You can see plenty of these massive down months have occurred in and around some of the worst market crashes in history…
Will Retiring Baby Boomers Crash the Stock Market?
Why fears of a stock market crash from droves of retiring baby boomers are overblown.
Putting the Next Market Downturn into Perspective
Back to the Future in the stock market when losses hit.
Introducing My New Book – Don’t Fall For It: A Short History of Financial Scams
My new book, Don’t Fall For It, is out now!
Looking Back at The Bear Market, a Year Later
A look back at what we were talking about during the 2018 bear market, which bottomed on Christmas Eve last year.
There’s Always a Bear Market Somewhere
It seems like everything is up over the past 10 years or so but there have been a number of market segments that have been left behind by this bull market.