Are Investors Repeating Mistakes They Made in 2020?

The stock market is off to a disastrous start in 2022. The S&P 500 has fallen some 18% year to date as investors grow concerned about rising interest rates, inflation, and the war in Ukraine. The sell-off that's happening among many quality stocks in some ways resembles the 2020 market crash that took place during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investors made mistakes back then in dropping quality investments regardless of their valuations and long-term records of stability. Although the reasons behind the two crashes are different and the sell-off has been much longer this time around, investors are still potentially making big mistakes in focusing too heavily on near-term market conditions.

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