Fascinating analysis by Gary Alexander of Navellier regarding how the market has reacted to unexpected shocks, such as epidemics, wars, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and other tragedies.
There is some cold comfort in knowing that no matter how tragic the world’s events may seem, the market is one thing we don’t need to worry about when sudden tragedy strikes.
No doubt, there are many investors who dial back their risk or largely avoid risk altogether (unwisely, it turns out) because of fear of unexpected shocks.
