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Lessons from Two Decades Running Quant Models

Validea

Lesson #2: Financial Crises Exceed Expectations – And Pain Can’t Be Modeled The Global Financial Crisis of 2008, the COVID-19 market crash of 2020 and other significant downturns have taught us that living through a financial crisis is an experience that defies quantification or modeling.

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A Gift From God

The Irrelevant Investor

Furthermore, the last few times stocks were 10% lower one year after making a 52-week closing low were 1973, 1974, 2000, 2001, 2008. Because of the permanent uncertainty in markets, it's so important to have an investment plan in place.

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Tips to Help You Stay Strong During Market Volatility

Carson Wealth

And over time, many of these best-performing days occur around and after a bout of market volatility, which underscores the importance of remaining committed to your investment plan. . Here’s what we mean: In 2008, the market quickly lost 38%. And it was a huge deal.

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Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market

Brown Advisory

The background liquidity conditions for capital markets have changed substantively since the 2008-09 financial crisis, and to some extent these changes have contributed to the liquidity crunch in various segments of the market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. As we now know, this celebration was premature.

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Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market

Brown Advisory

The background liquidity conditions for capital markets have changed substantively since the 2008-09 financial crisis, and to some extent these changes have contributed to the liquidity crunch in various segments of the market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. RECENT TRENDS AFFECTING LIQUIDITY.

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A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested

Brown Advisory

In our experience, keys to success include proper reserve planning, incremental positioning, truly diverse portfolios and measuring investments with the proper metrics. Reserve planning. If you want to commit fully to a long-term investment plan, you must first ensure that you have ample cash reserves on hand.

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A Moment of Zen: The Wisdom of Staying Invested

Brown Advisory

In our experience, keys to success include proper reserve planning, incremental positioning, truly diverse portfolios and measuring investments with the proper metrics. Reserve planning. If you want to commit fully to a long-term investment plan, you must first ensure that you have ample cash reserves on hand.