Ep. 161 - Is a Bear Market Here? 10 Key Stats You Need to Know

The Good Financial Cents Show w/ Jeff Rose, CFP®

The headlines are already pouring in…’Dow falls more than 200 points….hits new 2022 low!

The media/news are all about selling you fear. They want you to panic.

I don’t want you to panic. I want you to be aware, but not panic.

Let’s address the 10 things you need to know about a Bear Market.

00:00 Intro

04:04 We are approaching ‘Bear Market’ territory

05:55 Watch for the 20%

06:42 Stocks lose 36% on average in a bear market

08:56 Bear markets are normal

09:48 Bear markets tend to be short-lived

10:35 Every 3.6 years

12:21 Bear markets have been less frequent since WWII

12:47 Half of the S&P500 Index’s strongest days in the last 20 years occurred during a bear market

14:37 A bear market doesn’t necessarily indicate an economic recession

15:08 Assuming a 50-year investment horizon, you can expect to live through about 14 bear markets

15:38 Bear markets can be painful, but overall, markets are positive a majority of the time

Resources:

https://www.hartfordfunds.com/dam/en/docs/pub/whitepapers/CCWP045.pdf

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