At the beginning of the year, many advocated for the holding of bonds over equities due to interest rate predictions. During this short period, stocks have opened up a +10% gap from bonds.

News cycles can be negative, while the stock market continues to trend upwards in 2023. Market sell-offs tend to feed upon itself, culminating in a few days of intense losses — but this is always temporary. Most of the time, bad years are followed by good recovery years.

It has been 14 years since the last significant market sell-off and now we are here again!

The stock market has seen its worst start in 50 years — people are asking: Are there more declines coming? What about recession? When’s the best time to invest? Perhaps past events can provide some perspective.

Are bonds really safer than stocks? The data suggests otherwise.

There are signs that the more than 30-year bond bull market is finally turning.