76 Reasons Why Not to Invest in the Stock Market
| 1934 Great Depression
1935 Spanish Civil War 1936 Economy Still Struggling 1937 Recession 1938 War Clouds Gather 1939 War in Europe 1940 France Falls 1941 Pearl Harbor 1942 Wartime Price Controls 1943 Industry Mobilizes 1944 Consumer Goods Shortage 1945 Post-War Recession Predicted 1946 Dow Tops 200- MARKET HIGH 1947 Cold War Begins 1948 Berlin Blockade 1949 Russia Explodes A-Bomb 1950 Korean War 1951 Excess Profits Tax 1952 U.S. Seizes Steel Mills 1953 Russia Explodes H-Bomb 1954 Dow Tops 300- MARKET HIGH 1955 Eisenhower Illness 1956 Suez Crisis 1957 Russia Launches Sputnik 1958 Recession 1959 Castro Seizes Power in Cuba 1960 Russia Downs U-2 Plane 1961 Berlin Wall Erected 1962 Cuba Missile Crisis 1963 Kennedy Assassinated 1964 Gulf of Tonkin 1965 Civil Rights Marches 1966 Vietnam War Escalates 1967 Newark Race Riots 1968 USS Pueblo Seized 1969 Money Tightens- Market Falls 1970 Cambodia Invaded- Vietnam Spreads 1971 Wage Price Freeze 1972 Largest U.S. Trade Deficit Ever |
1973 Energy Crisis- Gas Lines
1974 Steepest Market Drop in Four Decades 1975 Clouded Economic Prospects 1976 Economic Recovery Slows 1977 Market Slumps 1978 Interest Rates Rise 1979 Oil Prices Skyrocket 1980 Interest Rates At All-Time High 1981 Steep Recession Begins 1982 Worst Recession in 40 Years 1983 Market Hits New Highs 1984 Record Federal Deficits 1985 Economic Growth Slows 1986 Dow Near 2000 1987 Record-Setting Market Decline 1988 Iran Hostage Crisis 1989 October “Mini-Crash” 1990 Persian Gulf War 1991 Fall of Berlin Wall 1992 Global Recession 1993 Health Care Reform 1994 Fed Raises Interest Rates Six Times 1995 Dow Tops 5,000 1996 Dow Tops 6,000 1997 Hong Kong Reverts to China 1998 Asian Flu 1999 Y2K Scare 2000 Tech Bubble Burst 2001 Terrorist Attacks on USA 2002 Corporate Accounting Scandals 2003 Invasion of Iraq 2004 Interest Rates Rise 2005 Gulf Hurricanes 2006 North Korea Tests Nuclear Missiles 2007 The Chinese Correction 2008 The Global Financial Crisis Begins 2009 The Great Recession 2010 ??? |
1 Good Reason Why You Should
$20,371,000
This is the amount a mere $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 Index in January of 1934 would have been worth in December 2009.
Emotionally we are always thinking of reasons not to invest in the stock market. Is there fear today? Absolutely! Just think: What would Warren do? (Warren Buffet, that is – arguably the greatest investor of all time). Well…he says, “Buy Fear!” These 76 years of experience should help us to be comfortable with this discipline.
You cannot buy the S&P 500 index. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. Kennedy Financial is independent of VSR Financial Services, Inc. Securities & Advisory Services offered through VSR Financial Services, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser & Member FINRA/SIPC.