Will we ever get another major market crash/depression?

Of course we will, it has in the past and will in the future, it’s part of the process of economic cycles, some more significant than others, but it absolutely will happen. The money printing may in fact be the next reason why we have a significant, long term down cycle.

I tend to believe with MMT being in the driver seat, the only relief valve they cant fix will be inflation. They can plug every other hole, but all roads will lead to inflation. When pressed to choose the least painful path, inflation will always be the choice for humans as it has been for empire after empire. (See ray dalio)

I'm not quite sure what to expect a market crash caused by inflation to look like. Seems like it would be fine for asset prices and then it would just be the end. Another question is how does that end come if every other currency is also experiencing relative inflation.

I'm trying to find a MERV chart that goes back to the 1980s.

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Sounds like someones sitting on a lot of cash.

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“I’m always fully invested. It’s a great feeling to be caught with your pants up.” – Peter Lynch, Former Manager of Magellan Fund at Fidelity.

Yes we will.. been through a lot in my time and then zero growth for ten years ….
Never once did I predict it.. never once was govt able to stop it .. they throw out things to try to reduce it…… we have interest rates so low for so long … idk..

young .. stay in market.. dollar cost average.. older ..diversify income streams..

A few big drops back had an older guy look at me when I was scared.. he was already older.. diversified.. and said should be a good time to get a deal on a luxury car and vacation condo in a few more months..

Fwiw..
Since 1929: There have been 15 bear markets where the S&P 500 fell by at least 30%.
Since 1950: These severe drops have become rarer, occurring only 6 times in the last 75 years.
Average Frequency: On average, a decline of this magnitude occurs roughly once every 8 to 10 years

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I'm talking a real one that lasts years.. bears in the driver's seat and all that jazz

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Is there a crash that didn't recover in 2 years?

Dow Jones is at 10k in 2000 and 15k in 2013.

I have no clue what you are looking at. Zero growth?

Every crash has a recovery shortly thereafter.

My post went completely over your head.

2001. 2002. 2008. 2020. Sometimes, the recovery is just a few months. The worst recovery was about 27 months.

If you can't wait 2 years to recoup your losses, then you shouldn't be in the stock market.

15% haircut from all-time highs is SP 6000. I think we see it this yr.