Uncertainty, Optimism and Crystal Balls

Wow, what a year it’s been. A crisis is happening just about everywhere you look — the war in Ukraine, China’s aggressiveness, recession, inflation, out-of-control violent crime, political divisiveness. All those simultaneous events seem to have come out of nowhere. And as 2022 marches on, the stock market continues on a wild ride. After stellar returns from 2019 to 2021, U.S. stocks completed the worst first half in the past 50 years, with a loss of 21%. The financial media has been relentless with doomsday predictions, and it’s easy to find yourself worried about what the future might hold for your investments.

Data reported by Yahoo Finance on U.S. stocks’ first-half returns since 1950 showed a market that posts more positive returns than negative. Our point: Cycles are a normal and natural part of the stock market.

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