Drawdowns Happen

By: Mike Earl

The S&P 500 bottomed in the Global Financial Crisis on March 9, 2009. Since that date, there have been 16 separate declines of greater than 5% during this Bull Market. There have been four corrections of greater than 10%.

Put differently, we have seen a 5% stock market decline about twice per year and a 10% decline every 22 months.

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