If I Could Tell Every Investor 1 Thing About the Stock Market Right Now, It's This
It's always a good idea for investors to work on improving their temperament.
Overview
From the perspective of an objective investor, it's impossible to have any complaints about the stock market. Look at the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). It generated total returns of 26%, 25%, and 18%, respectively, in 2023, 2024, and 2025. And as of July 29, its total return in 2026 is 9%.
Had you bought $10,000 of an S&P 500 exchange-traded fund at the start of 2023, you'd have about $20,000 right now. That performance warrants extreme optimism. But this doesn't seem to be the prevailing mood.
Details
It's time for a mental reset. If I could tell every investor one thing about the stock market right now, it's this.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.
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