Is the stock market ever going to recover?

[invest]

Is the stock market ever going to recover? I already lost 50% of my retirement and I know that the stock market is a long term investment but I am afraid it will never recover and it can even go way down from here.

[Jason]

The stock market will recover eventually, but the question is how long it will take?

[Canadian]

I think that broad stock markets will recover maybe 15-20% from here, before resuming their fall, which will ultimately bring them lower from where they are today.

[bullish]

Originally Posted by Canadian

I think that broad stock markets will recover maybe 15-20% from here, before resuming their fall, which will ultimately bring them lower from where they are today.

Why do you think there will be additional fall from here. I think the markets are way oversold and will bounce back strongly very soon. I think we saw the bear market lows in October 2008.

[trent]

There might be a bear rally here, but this won't change the general direction of the markets, which is down. Decades of accumulated credit excesses cannot be wiped out for a year, and the ultimate markets bottom will be much lower even if we have the odd rally here and there.

[bronto18]

I read somewhere that the financial crises occur roughly every seven years. It is just a cycle that will pass eventually. After a couple of years the stock market will recover.