FTDS - Military Conflicts Haven't Derailed Long-Term Stock Growth
2024-06-30 13:10:00 ET
Summary
- Markets, over more than 120 years, have experienced a long-term advance despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more.
- Military conflicts test investors’ resolve to stick to their investment plan, but history suggests these events haven't derailed the long-term growth of markets.
- While unnerving, geopolitical conflicts shouldn’t change investors’ long-term investment plans, in my view.
By Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist
History is composed of challenging times. As a global market strategist, my job is to talk about military conflicts and other historic events in the context of stock markets, and to offer some perspective for investors. With that in mind, it's important to remember that, over more than 120 years, markets have experienced long-term growth despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more....
Military Conflicts Haven't Derailed Long-Term Stock Growth