History repeats itself. Specific details change as we step through time, but certain patterns recur again and again. This is particularly true in the stock market. Bear markets have followed bull markets since the 17th century, when Dutch investors were burned by the ‘Tulip Mania’ bubble of 1637. At the same time, bear markets come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes crashes coincide with economic downturns. Sometimes they don’t. Some bear markets bottom out quickly, but sometimes it takes years to reach rock bottom. With this in mind it is important to try and understand what type of bear market this ‘Corona Crash’ is. Like all bear markets, the ‘Corona Crash’ will present investors with opportunities to buy stocks at bargain prices. But where there is opportunity, there is also risk. Shareholders may get hurt if they invest before stocks reach their low point. In order to gain a deeper understanding of this bear market, I want to take a closer look at various stock market crashes that have occured in recent history, and explore what investors might expect during the drawdown of 2020. 1973: A Steeper Fall Than 1929 The crash of 1973-75 hit British stock markets hard….
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