5 Rules for Recession-Proof 15% Returns Per Year (Bull or Bear!)
May 08, 2019 at 06:00 AM EDT
Did the latest tariff tiff set the stage for the next pullback in stocks? Will this bull market actually die of old age? The macro picture is dicey and stock valuations are pricey, but we must stay invested. The stock market goes up about two-thirds of the time. Permabears miss out on compounding and it’s not as easy to be a part-time bear as it sounds. To illustrate this let’s consider a study by Hulbert Financial. The firm looked at the best “peak market timers”–the gurus who correctly forecasted the bursting of the Internet bubble in March 2000 and the Great Recession in October 2007.… Read more