CHARLES PAYNE: What every American needs to do when the stock market is sinking
Investing in the market is a lifelong endeavor -- the sooner you start, the better off you will be.
Looking at the last hundred years, it seems like an easy decision. Since the late 1970s, anyone would take all the gains in the S&P 500 against the occasional loss. Investors aged 18 to 81 are fortunate to live in this era.
Investors today are already carving out:
A different approach
A different confidence
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Instead of reacting emotionally and indefinitely postponing investment plans due to market volatility, the fresh bear market provides the perfect timing to get in.
I am imploring everyone to be ready to confront a situation head-on and to be opportunistic.
This is more than buying the dip. Long-term investors should be building positions right now and everyone should be a long-term investor.
It is advisable to trade with a portion of your portfolio while maintaining core positions that could significantly impact your financial situation. Great news! Positions are available, both new and familiar, at discounted prices.
I aim for you to thrive in periodic corrections and bear markets, not merely survive them.
An old saying suggests success comes from time invested in the market rather than timing the market. This is true, especially if you are a passive investor. But there is a much bigger return for those genuinely prepared to seize the moment.
U.S. household wealth in the stock market now makes up 170% of disposable income. The top 10% of American households own 87% of all stocks. Ironically, the top 10% percent is hoping the current turmoil will make you give up and sell your portfolio now. In the future, the experts will run the money while you vote in the interest of corporations over Main Street.
Regular folks have realized that the stock market is how you can get rich. The American way of life revolves around the financialization of the economy and the stock market. We stopped investing in factors and in people, and instead, money makes money.
There have been 35 recessions in the United States since 1854. During this time, we fueled a boom that lifted the country past the U.K. The Second Industrial Revolution created major cities and disposable income and triggered the American Century.
Looking at recent years, what stands out?
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Fewer and shorter recessions. The system is designed to bounce back quickly. And along with the rebound in the economy comes the rebound in the stock market.
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