Milan Cacic
November 22, 2024
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This week's note will be short and simple.
People seem to be concerned regarding the S&P 500 being up more than 20% so far this year. It appears that many people believe that this is unsustainable and there must be a correction coming soon. Times like these are a good opportunity to look at history as our guide, which will also temper our emotions.
As you can see from the chart below, the S&P 500 has finished with a total return above 25% in 26 out of the 96 years since 1928. That's 27% of the time. It’s equally important to consider the flip side – that the market has dropped 25% or more only 5 times in the same time period, which is just 5% of the time.
Source: Charlie Bilello. Nov 19, 2024, https://x.com/charliebilello/status/1859051080857886872
As we have stated before, the market has similarities to Newton's first law; an object in motion stays in motion until acted upon. So far, there don't seem to be any outside forces that are negatively acting on the market. At least not yet! I guess the moral of the story is to keep your portfolio diversified and enjoy the gains when they come. It's not always up!!
I have also included a report from our CIBC Economics team entitled “A few billion doesn’t buy you much these days”.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call.
Have a great weekend.
Milan