Military Conflicts Haven't Derailed Long-Term Stock Growth

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Summary

  • Markets, over more than 120 years, have experienced a long-term advance despite war, recession, oil shocks, political assassinations, and much more.
  • Military conflicts test investors’ resolve to stick to their investment plan, but history suggests these events haven't derailed the long-term growth of markets.
  • While unnerving, geopolitical conflicts shouldn’t change investors’ long-term investment plans, in my view.

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By Brian Levitt, Global Market Strategist


History is composed of challenging times. As a global market strategist, my job is to talk about military conflicts and other historic events in the context of stock markets, and to offer some perspective for investors. With

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