Newly Retired & Survived First Bear Market

[gcgang]

Recently, I have had a rather persistent mental image of a large bear bouncing around on a pogo stick. (Other people have songs in the head, me the bouncing bear.)

It is anticipated that - YMMV.

Now if we can get the Bear to show up on the cover of whatever magazines still publish, the bottom should be near.

 

[Big_Hitter]

Curious to hear your perspective/thoughts especially if this was your first bear market... Hopefully nobody pulled out of the market because (fingers crossed) it's headed back up!

the key to survive market shocks is to avoid tapping into distressed assets

 

[thepalmersinking]

One must also consider that we're possibly now beginning the next few legs down of a long, grinding bear market. Think 1970s; inflation, stagnant economy, energy price shocks, but add worldwide food shortages, climate change effects, and extreme geopolitical uncertainty as well. Possible shooting wars with the two other superpowers.



There's also downsides to all that; but I don't want to be too negative.

What climate change effects?

 

[MarieIG]

Now if we can get the Bear to show up on the cover of whatever magazines still publish, the bottom should be near.