Interesting market thoughts here by Sam Stovall of S&P who notes that 2014 should be much more turbulent than 2013:
- Mid-term election years tend to have higher than normal occurrences of 5%+ declines.
- Tapering will inject uncertainty.
- At 27 months since the last correction, we’re well beyond the 18 month historical average.
- A correction will occur, but it shouldn’t turn into a bear market (20%+ decline).
- The 2nd and 3rd quarter of mid-term election years tend to be the weakest during bull markets.
Mr. Roche is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Discipline Funds.Discipline Funds is a low fee financial advisory firm with a focus on helping people be more disciplined with their finances.
He is also the author of Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Understand About Money and Finance, Understanding the Modern Monetary System and Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction.
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