Buying When the Stock Market is Down 15%

A historical look at what happens when you buy the stock market when it's been down 15% or worse. The post Buying When the Stock Market is Down 15% appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...

Apr 15, 2025 - 17:38
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Buying When the Stock Market is Down 15%
At the worst point of this correction the S&P 500 closed down 18.9%. That was before the giant 10% gain the next day. I don’t know if that was the bottom or not but it’s possible we just had another near-bear market (for now): I don’t know why we’ve had so many close calls over the years but there have been a number of near bears over the years that were a hair from being down 20%. This got me...