3 Reasons Not to Worry About a Stock Market Crash

With the stock market officially in bear-market territory, it's only natural to wonder just how bad things could get before we hit the bottom. Indeed, while 2022 has been rough on the stock market, thus far this year, the worst single day in the S&P 500 was only a 4% decline. That's not even enough to trip the market's "circuit breakers" to put a temporary pause on trading. While the decline has been painful, it hasn't been a full-on rapid market crash, with all the instant wealth destruction that entails.

In other words -- it could still get worse, should the market end up outright plummeting from these levels. Despite that ugly potential, there are at least three reasons not to worry about a stock market crash, as long as you're prepared for one to come your way.

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