The Worst Years for the Stock Market
We are often asked to discuss all of the significant declines in the stock market over the years from the Great Depression in 1930 to the Great Inflation of 2022. So, we have collected all of the data on the 12 most significant declines in stock market value in the last 100+ years. We will not go into any deep analysis but rather let the numbers tell the story.
When do you think we will see the next significant decline in the stock market, how much will it decline, and what will be the cause? We’d love to hear your thoughts.
Worst Years for the Stock Market
YEAR RETURN* EVENT
1930 -25.1% Great Depression
1931 -43.8% Great Depression
1937 -35.3% 1937 Crash
1940 -10.7% Work War II
1941 -12.8% Work War II
1957 -10.5% Recession
1973 -14.3% Bear Market
1974 -25.9% Bear Market
2001 -11.9% Dot-Com Crash
2002 -22.0% Dot-Com Crash
2008 -36.6% Financial Crisis
2022 -18.1% Great Inflation
*Yearly returns based on the S&P 500
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