The Stock Market Just Entered Its Worst Month of the Year. History Says This Is What Investors Should Do.
Even though September has historically been a rough month, history says investors shouldn't try to avoid it.
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September has arrived. This means that investors need to prepare themselves for what's historically at least been the worst calendar month of the year for stocks.
Since 1928, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has fallen by an average of 1.1% during September. Historically, the index has produced positive results just 44.5% of the time.
Given the current backdrop of high inflation, a war in Iran, a mixed labor market, and possible rate hikes from the Fed, it would be easy for investors to think that the S&P 500 could pull back once again -- and to unload shares in advance.
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