Despite an awful lot of prognostications, nobody knows for sure when the next bear market will be. What is known, however, is that the five major stock bear markets of the past 45 years wiped out 40% of the stock market’s value on average – and, as today’s article notes, “in the two most recent bear markets, you would have had to wait between six and seven years just to claw back to a breakeven price.” A bear market, then, could be devastating to retirement-bound baby boomers. What’s one “sleepy” way that boomers can adjust their portfolios to better prepare for a bear? CLICK HERE.
