Bear Markets
Preparing Your Investment And Retirement Income Portfolio For Uncertain Times
Prepare For Bear Markets
Bear market performances from 1961-2021 based on S&P 500 Index *:
(1) A bear market occurred approximately every 5.5 years,
(2) the average market decline during a bear market was (34.5%),
(3) the average duration of a bear market lasted 0.9 years, and
(4) the average return required to break even from a bear market decline was 52.6%.
* Source: Bloomberg 1/3/2022.
