A bear market occurs when stocks fall 20 percent from a recent high. On Monday, June 13, 2022, the S&P 500 fell 22 percent from the last high set on January 3, 2022, thus officially entering a bear market in 2022. 1 Similarly, a bull market begins when the market gains 20 percent from market lows. While no two bear markets are alike, in this edition we review the history of bear markets to understand the potential good and bad news for investors once the market has crossed the dreaded threshold.
