{
  "id": 4942387,
  "title": "Most Investors Fear Bear Markets. My 7-Year Track Record Shows They Should Welcome Them.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/most-investors-fear-bear-markets-my-7-year-track-record-shows-they",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/01/most-investors-fear-bear-markets-my-7-year-track-r/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bear markets, characterized by a 20% or greater decline in a broad market index sustained for at least two months, present a unique opportunity for investors, according to a personal account spanning nearly seven years of consistent investment. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) serves as an illustrative example, witnessing its price plummet from its all-time high near $126,080 at the onset of a bull market to a bear market trough near $58,556. This coin has also experienced bear markets in prior years. The author purchased Bitcoin throughout these downturns, demonstrating a commitment to buying during market downturns. Furthermore, the author invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), an exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500, during the stock market's bear market in 2022. This long-term approach, initiated in late 2019 and early 2020, has yielded returns that convince the author to welcome bear markets rather than fear them.",
  "summary": "It's better to buy assets when they're on sale.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bear markets offer buying opportunities for patient investors.",
    "Bitcoin's price dropped from $126,080 to $58,556 during bear markets.",
    "Long-term strategy of buying during downturns yields positive returns."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Most Investors Fear Bear Markets. My 7-Year Track Record Shows They Should Welcome Them.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/most-investors-fear-bear-markets-my-7-year-track-record-shows-they-4944331",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}