Commentary
Investment fundamentals: Bear markets
Out of the various animal spirits that sometimes haunt Wall Street (bulls, dogs, black swans or unicorns, anyone?), the bear is perhaps the most feared among investors.
Investment fundamentals: Bear markets
Out of the various animal spirits that sometimes haunt Wall Street (bulls, dogs, black swans or unicorns, anyone?), the bear is perhaps the most feared among investors.
Why? A bear market—defined as a decline of at least 20% in a broad stock market index (such as the S&P 500 Index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average), which most economists agree runs for at least two months—can be scary for investors who lose sight of their long-term investment goals.
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