# # # U.S. stocks performed almost 3x better than the follow-up asset class from 1970-2023 💰 A $100 investment in the S&P 500 (including reinvested dividends) in 1970 would be worth $22,419 in 2023. On the other hand, the same investment in corporate bonds would have grown 65% less. Here, we visualize the growth of $100 by asset class over the long term, based on data from Aswath Damodaran at NYU Stern. Bear Markets in the Last 20 Years.🐻 Bear markets are defined as sustained periods of downward trending stock prices, often triggered by a 20% decline from near-term highs. Bear markets are often accompanied by an economic recession and high unemployment, but bear markets can also be great buying opportunities while prices are depressed. Some of the biggest bear markets in the past century include those that coincided with the Great Depression and Great Recession. In June 2022, the S&P 500 entered a bear market for the first time...