Not exact matches
Overall, the stock
market has never had more
losses than gains in any 25 - year period.
During the last two
market downturns, an investor that invested in an equal weighted composite of non-cyclical sectors (staples, healthcare, utilities, and telecom) lost an average of 13 % less
than S&P 500 ® index, and the best performing defensive sector averaged
losses of roughly 20 % less
than the
overall market.
Overall, the stock
market has never had more
losses than gains in any 25 - year period.
Yes, my
losses are always greater
than that of the
overall market; it's Murphy's law!
However, there's a lesson here; if the fixed income
market had moved against me, despite the tender, I might have been looking at an
overall loss here rather
than a gain; the tender enhanced my gain but couldn't outweigh the effects of the
market over a year - long holding period.
Additionally, a third of the
markets saw less
than a -1.0 % quarterly
loss, which is another indication that
losses are becoming less severe
overall.