The Covid-19 induced market crash offers several lessons for investors. Some are reminders of perennial investment pitfalls, while others indicate evolving market dynamics that could help guide investor focus in the coming decade.
The pandemic has provided an ideal case study to illustrate market efficiency, puncture common myths and test various popular hypotheses. Below are the top six lessons for investors following the crash: 1. Do not try to predict the market For the past few years, market commentators have been predicting the end of the bull market that began after the financial crisis in March 2009 and eventually ended in March 2020; a record 11-year run. Throughout this period, there have been hundreds of well-articulated research reports arguing that the bull market was long in the tooth and an...
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