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Correction A decline of roughly 10% to 20% from a recent high in a stock or index, shorter and shallower than a bear market. Beginner 1 min read
Stocks as an asset class: long-run returns, drawdowns and recovery How stocks behave as a portfolio holding: 33 years of SPY returns over 1-, 5-, 10- and 20-year windows, how deep the falls went and how long recoveries took. Beginner 9 min read

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