If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, History Says Buying and Holding These Stocks Is a Smart Move
Bear markets are a normal part of investing, so you should always own some stocks that are resilient to market downturns.
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Markets go both up and down, sometimes in dramatic fashion. Right now, the markets are rising dramatically, trading near all-time highs. But, eventually, there will be a bear market. That's just how investing works. If you are worried about the next deep downturn, you may want to consider stocks in the healthcare and consumer staples spaces. But first, make sure you look at the long-term, so you understand just how important buying and holding are to your financial future.
If you bought the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) at the peak of the dot-com bubble at the start of the century, you would have suffered through a particularly brutal bear market. If you had purchased the index just before the Great Recession hit, you would have, likewise, been hit by a shocking market downturn. And, in each case, the S&P 500 index recovered and moved on to higher highs.
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