Diversified investors experienced one of the worst bear markets ever in 2022. The stock market downturn wasn’t great but not out of the ordinary as far as bear markets go. It was relatively calm in comparison to history’s worst crashes. The average bear market since 1928 is a loss of more than 36%, so the 25% peak-to-trough drawdown in 2022 wasn’t the end of the world. What made the 2022 bear so devastat...

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