Description: How much worse can it get? That’s a question many investors are undoubtedly asking themselves after a week of historic volatility that saw stocks suffer another pummeling and drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its lowest close since December 2016 as the global COVID-19 pandemic promises to push the world into recession.

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Mar 21, 2020

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-dow-wipes-out-over-3-years-of-stock-market-gains-heres-a-warning-about-calling-the-bottom-2020-03-21

Questions for discussion:

• Why should investors avoid trying to call the bottom?
• What is the reason some may try?
• How can regular long-term investors deal with taking advantage of first signs that the worst is over?