Market Returns During Past Geopolitical Conflicts
What actually happened to markets during 21 geopolitical conflicts since 1990? Based on 36 years of history, the answer is mostly reassuring.
What actually happened to markets during 21 geopolitical conflicts since 1990? Based on 36 years of history, the answer is mostly reassuring.
A scary drop mid-year doesn't doom the whole year. A one-pager showing how often markets finish positive despite a sharp intra-year decline.
The 'average' annual return almost never happens in any single year. A one-pager on the bumpy path behind that smooth long-run number.
Miss just a handful of the market's best days and your long-run return can crater. A one-pager on the steep cost of being out at the wrong time.
Does it matter for stocks which party controls Congress? A one-pager on the historical returns across every configuration of power.
Which country tops the charts each year? It's essentially unpredictable. This one-pager shows why chasing last year's winner is a losing game — and why you diversify.
Yearly stock returns are rarely 'average' — they cluster in the extremes. This one-pager shows why the messy distribution of returns still trends rewarding over time.