Down 22%, Is It Safe to Invest In the Stock Market Right Now?
It has been an absolutely abysmal year for stocks. The S&P 500, a broader benchmark for the market, is down more than 22% with just under three months to go in 2022.
The outlook for the economy and the market is also quite murky. Investors are still trying to understand if there will be a more severe recession next year and how the Federal Reserve might progress with interest rate hikes.
There's also another big unknown for stocks when thinking about how quantitative tightening, which is when the Fed reduces its balance sheet and effectively pulls liquidity out of the economy, will continue to affect stocks. With so much uncertainty, is it safe to invest in the stock market right now?
Source Fool.com
