{"id":548844,"date":"2023-02-07T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:10:00","slug":"outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market\/","title":{"rendered":"#Outside the Box: How safe is the stock market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f4dc9bb0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406f4dc9bb0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market\/#%E2%80%9COutside_the_Box_How_safe_is_the_stock_market%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Outside the Box: How safe is the stock market?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market\/#Long-term_investors_reap_the_rewards_of_a_bit_of_risk\" >Long-term investors reap the rewards of a bit of risk.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/outside-the-box-how-safe-is-the-stock-market\/#Paul_A_Merriman\" >Paul A. Merriman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9COutside_the_Box_How_safe_is_the_stock_market%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Outside the Box: How safe is the stock market?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long-term_investors_reap_the_rewards_of_a_bit_of_risk\"><\/span>\n  Long-term investors reap the rewards of a bit of risk.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001646806\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001646806\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       I am often asked how safe the stock market is \u2014 especially after periods like 2022.<\/p>\n<p> It\u2019s a valid question and impossible to answer definitively except to remind people that what investors get paid for is taking risks. When you take a risk, you actively invite (if not exactly welcome) the possibility that you could actually lose something valuable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       So ultimately, there is no real \u201csafety\u201d in the stock market. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, people take all sorts of risks every hour of every day. They do this for many reasons, but almost always there\u2019s some payoff that\u2019s imagined or expected.<\/p>\n<p>The stock market is no different. If you take what looks like no risk, for example by keeping your money in government-insured bank accounts, it might seem that you won\u2019t lose.<\/p>\n<p>Except that you will lose.<\/p>\n<p>You will end up with at least the same number of dollars as you started with \u2014 and probably more. But your interest earnings won\u2019t be enough to keep up with inflation \u2014 and that income might be taxed.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0 order to at least keep up with inflation, you\u2019ve got to take some risk. The trick is to take intelligent risk, and in my view the best place to do that is in the stock market \u2014 so long as you invest intelligently.<\/p>\n<p>At a minimum, that means keeping your expenses low, diversifying widely and wisely, and focusing on longer time periods instead of short-term ones.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of this article is about the difference between short-term investing and long-term investing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>One year at a time, market returns are pretty random.<\/p>\n<p>In Figure 1 below, each dot represents a single calendar-year return for the S&amp;P 500 index<br \/>\n        SPX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210599714\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-0.61%<\/bg-quote><span>.<\/span><br \/>\n       As you look across from left to right, you\u2019re tracking the decades over 95 years.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see a few really awful years: 1931, 1937, and 2008; plus some really terrific years, including 1933 and 1954. But beyond that, the returns seem pretty random.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:73.14285714285714%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=540&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 540w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=620&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 620w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=639&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 639w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 700w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=1.5 1050w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=2 1400w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=3 2100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 979px) 620px, (max-width: 1299px) 540px, 700px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718318?width=700&amp;height=512\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Figure 2 is similar, showing returns for U.S. small-cap value stocks. You\u2019ll find one incredibly good year and a generous handful of returns over 60%. On the downside, one of the biggest losses occurred in 2008, and most of the rest in the 1930s.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetMediaIllustration\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n        media-object-image\n        enlarge-image\n        img-inline\n        article__inset__image\n      \" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:73.14285714285714%;\" data-subtype=\"photo\" class=\"image-container  responsive-media article__inset__image__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=540&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 540w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=620&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 620w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=639&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 639w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293 700w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=1.5 1050w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=2 1400w, https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=700&amp;size=1.3660618996798293&amp;pixel_ratio=3 2100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 979px) 620px, (max-width: 1299px) 540px, 700px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-718319?width=700&amp;height=512\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__image__caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       When you combine those graphics into one, the randomness is emphasized. If you want to take a look, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulmerriman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SP-500-and-US-SVC-Best-Worst-Returns-1928-2022-R3-3.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">you can do so here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All this data may seem dense. But don\u2019t give up yet.<\/p>\n<p>The following three tables can help make some sense of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table A: One-year returns, 1928-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Best single year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Worst single year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      S&amp;P 500 index<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 54%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      down 43.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      U.S. small-cap value<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 124.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      down 55.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      50\/50 combination<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 89.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      down 49.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Source: Merriman Financial Education Foundation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>One year at a time, the results show a lot of variety. The difference between the best year and the worst year was much greater for small-cap value than for the S&amp;P 500.<\/p>\n<p>The third line shows the results of combining equal parts of those two asset classes.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ll see in Table B, for investors who held on to one or both of these asset classes for 15 years, the variability of returns was much lower.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table B: 15-year returns, 1928-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Best 15 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Worst 15 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      S&amp;P 500 index<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 18.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      down 8.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      U.S. small-cap value<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 26.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      down 1.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      50\/50 combination<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 23.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Source: Merriman Financial Education Foundation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Table C: 30-year returns, 1928-2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Best 30 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Worst 30 years<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      S&amp;P 500 index<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 13.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 8.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      U.S. small-cap value<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 22.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 8.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data even\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      50\/50 combination<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 18.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      up 8.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"data odd\">\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      Source: Merriman Financial Education Foundation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<td align=\"\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\">\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Table C is the real eye-opener among these three.<\/p>\n<p>The worst 30-year periods in each case were positive. They were all reasonably productive. And the worst 30-year losses were remarkably close to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there\u2019s a difference between 8.4% and 8.8%. Over 30 years, an investment of $10,000 would grow to $112,429 at the lower rate vs. $125,564 at the higher rate. But that\u2019s hardly a life-changing difference.<\/p>\n<p>However, the differences between the best periods were considerably more dramatic.<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year investment compounding at 13.7% (the S&amp;P 500) would grow to $470,775. At 22.7% (small-cap value) the comparable result would be hard to believe: $4.63 million.<\/p>\n<p>Still, not many investors would be willing to stick with an all-small-cap-value portfolio for 30 years. The 18.6% return of the 50\/50 combination would be easier to stomach, and it would turn $10,000 into $1.67 million.<\/p>\n<p>These tables illustrate a few lessons for investors.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      The variability of returns is much lower in longer periods;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The differences between the best returns are usually greater than the differences between the worst returns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Combining the S&amp;P 500 and small-cap value provided a smoother ride in one-year and 15-year periods and provided the highest 30-year return.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s something else: Regardless of what time period you measure, small-cap value has been by far the most likely to be the top performer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulmerriman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/US-4-Asset-Classes-and-4-fund-combo-relative-performance-rankings.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">among the four major U.S. asset classes<\/a>, which also include small-cap blend and large-cap value in addition to the S&amp;P 500. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This supports my view that small-cap value can be a worthwhile addition to any long-term portfolio, even if it plays only a modest role.<\/p>\n<p>I think there\u2019s at least one more valuable lesson for all the colored dots in Figures 1 and 2 above.<\/p>\n<p>The next time you hear someone predicting the stock market, remember: This year or next year, the S&amp;P 500 has demonstrated that it could be up by more than 50% \u2014 or down by more than 40%.<\/p>\n<p>Here are two pieces of data, covering all the calendar years from 1928 through 2022, that can help narrow that down a little.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      Two-thirds of the returns for the S&amp;P 500 fell between minus 10% and plus 30%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Two-thirds of the returns for small-cap value stocks fell between minus 30% and plus 40%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Want to know more about small-cap value investing? 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