Sentences with phrase «fear of stock market crash»

The thought or fear of stock market crash usually discourages many people from investing in the stock market.

The thought or fear of stock market crash usually discourages many people from investing in the stock market.

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As for the problem of redemptions, there were, as had been feared, a large number of mutual - fund shareholders who demanded millions of dollars of their money in cash when the market crashed, but apparently the mutual funds had so much cash on hand that in most cases they could pay off their shareholders without selling substantial amounts of stock.

The intensifying anti-corruption purge and arrests of prominent finance executives after the recent stock market crash have instilled fear in local government officials.

The October Effect is the fear that the stock market will decline or crash in the month of October.

Stock market crashes are synonymous with fear, volatility and pain while they should be thought of as a half - off sale and opportunities for those investors that are going to be net savers for the foreseeable future.

There are a number of reasons investors missed out on the run up in stocks — bad advice, a misunderstanding of market history, fear of another crash from the recency effect or just a lack of knowledge on markets in general.

«Investors often want to dump shares during a stock market crash because they want to cut their losses and because they fear even greater declines,» said Kelly Shue, a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management.

At the end of the day, the crash of 1987 is a testament to how quickly fortunes can turn in the market, and how much of an impact government policy, the dollar, and fear — with a healthy dose of technological mishaps thrown in — can have on the stock market.

For some historical perspective, let's look back to December 2006, when the VIX, which is sometimes referred to as the market's fear index, hit a cyclical low of 9.39, just as the housing market began to stumble and stock markets were beginning their final run - up ahead of the Great Recession and a subsequent 57 percent crash.

At the same time, though, they are embracing risk of loss, a fear that has been more or less pervasive ever since the stock market crashed in 2008, taking with it just about every other asset class except: well, you know, cash!

Some people will not invest in stocks because of the fear that the market will crash or that they may lose their money.

From Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, to the September 2008 crash caused by U.S. financials» exposure to toxic subprime loans and credit default swaps, it's no wonder that, when autumn nears, so do investors» fears of stock - market routs.

In a crash, the price momentum is typically concentrated in groups of stocks that the market particularly loathes and fears more than others, often distressed companies with high betas.

Paddy Johnson: With the European stock market crash, and fears of a US recession, what are your expectations for the Armory's economic performance this year?