I'm Not Worried About a Bear Market in 2026. Here's Why.
Bear markets are nothing to fear if you're a long-term investor with a diversified portfolio.
Overview
The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up about 13% year to date, 19% in the past year, and 73% in the past five years. But many investors are wondering when this bull market will come to an end.
Indeed, stock prices don't go up forever. Something always happens that causes stock markets to go into a downturn. But no matter what happens next in the economy or the stock market, I'm not worried about a bear market in 2026. Even if stocks take a tumble, even if artificial intelligence (AI) turns out to be an overhyped dot-com-style bust, I'm going to keep investing.
Details
Even if there's a big 2022-style stock market downturn or a years-long bear market starting in 2026, I'm not worried. Here are a few reasons why.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.