Navigating a down market | Vanguard

While investing in the stock market is typically a prudent choice for investors seeking long-term growth, sharp drops can still be hard to stomach. Below are some things to keep in mind if a market tumble makes you feel the need to "do something." Downturns aren't rare events: Typical investors, in all markets, will endure many of them during their lifetime. Note: Although the downturns that began in August 1987 (related to Black Monday) and February 2020 (related to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic) don't meet a widely accepted definition of a bear market because they lasted less than two months, we're counting them as bear markets and including them in our analysis because of their historic nature. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index. Sources: Vanguard calculations, as of December 31, 2022. MSCI World Index from January 1, 1980, through

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