"Lost Decade"

early today, i came across two articles. (havent read completely)

if interested, read this & this. these are from the (Martin) Pring-Turner website.
the articles mention we are just halfway of a secular bear market & seem to revolve around that issue.

Maybe others can comment about these so we can get more insights. (i got no experience in stocks, so i cant comment)


NOTE to Mods: i have no affiliations, just sharing it here. Delete if necessary.

I forget the article, but it stated that from 1969 (?) to 2008, you would have been better off in bonds than stocks. It was certainly the case from 2000 to 2009.

having only skimmed first article - will go on to read in depth- and having lost 3/4 of every sensible decision I made towards the future during this past downturn, what do you do?

Sensibly I know, having been thro the prior decade long downturn in property ( which is why I chose stocks this time round...safe ones like BANKS!) Stocks will come back up...maybe not banks...for a long time, but natural optimism will prevail.

How long tho? For me it's now a retirement/for the kids future scenario...Personally I thought a decade at least to recoup the money i've lost. And if I'd spent it on frivolity like holidays, cars, home enhancing materialism, I'd be replacing them anyway...I chose, I lost. end of.

But...

It's not life and limb, it's money, and I was fortunate enough to be in the luxurious position to make the choice of how to utilise it...And it invloved a lot of hard work, but so what, we all work hard. Many do not have the luxury of choice.

As people we encounter many challenges along the road of life. It's a new decade, not a lost decade...

Good luck to all.

Good find man thanks