{
  "id": 16287839,
  "title": "If I Could Tell Every Investor 1 Thing About Stock Market Crashes, It Would Be This",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/if-i-could-tell-every-investor-1-thing-about-stock-market-crashes-it",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/24/if-i-could-tell-every-investor-1-thing-about-stock/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The bull market has persisted for nearly four years, and investors are now preparing for a potential reset. The most extreme case would likely be a return to the dot-com bubble, where the Nasdaq Composite experienced an 80% drop between 2000 and 2002. Investors have noted parallels between the current climate and the rapid growth of the internet in the late 1990s. Over the years, the market has faced significant downturns, such as the 2025 tariff crisis, rising interest rates in 2022, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While these events were stressful, the author advises long-term investors to expect a pullback, as the market typically falls by at least 10% during a correction or 20% during a bear market. Historically, corrections and resets are essential for maintaining a healthy market and presenting opportunities for long-term investors to acquire undervalued stocks. Although bear markets can be unsettling, they generally don't last long, with past bear markets averaging 36% losses and lasting 13 months. The author concludes that a pullback is expected, as history indicates the current bull market will eventually transition into a new cycle. The key for investors is to remain invested in the broader market and ensure their individual holdings can withstand challenging conditions.",
  "summary": "If you are a long-term investor with 10 to 20 years ahead of you, there's a good chance you will run into a market crash at some point.",
  "key_points": [
    "The bull market has persisted for nearly four years.",
    "Historical bear markets average 36% losses and last 13 months.",
    "Long-term investors should expect pullbacks and undervalued opportunities."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "If I Could Tell Every Investor 1 Thing About Stock Market Crashes, It Would Be This",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/if-i-could-tell-every-investor-1-thing-about-stock-market-crashes-it-16295486",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}