Investor sentiment is bad. Historically bad.
Don’t take my word for it. Check it out for yourself.
Sentiment has only been this bearish four times over the last 40 years: Coming out of rampant 1970’s inflation, the Savings & Loan crisis of the early 90’s, the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09, and the “Fiscal Cliff” circa 2012.
Do you remember those times?
And you see what happened in the S&P 500 after, right?
Is history going to repeat itself? And if so, how do we protect ourselves and our portfolios from the “risk” of being underinvested if that happens? [Read more…]