{"id":9593,"date":"2020-04-05T17:26:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T15:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/stock-market-crash-2020-what-should-investors-do-now\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:36:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:36:23","slug":"stock-market-crash-2020-what-should-investors-do-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schweizerfinanzblog.ch\/en\/stock-market-crash-2020-what-should-investors-do-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock market crash 2020: What should investors do now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stock market prices, which have risen steadily since the financial crisis of 2009, apart from a few interruptions, and once again reached all-time highs in February 2020, have slumped by 20 to 40 percent within a few weeks – depending on the index. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Younger investors in particular therefore lack the relevant experience. They are now being put to the test with the 2020 stock market crash. Despite all the adversities and uncertainties that the coronavirus crisis has brought us and will continue to bring us, it is important to keep a cool head and defy the prevailing panic on the stock market. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In this article, we want to show you specific ways of coping with this turbulent time without stress and, yes, benefiting from it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tStefan & Toni<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t | 6 Comments<\/a><\/span> \t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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2020 will undoubtedly be a year steeped in history. A year that began full of confidence and optimism<\/strong>. This mood manifested itself on the stock market at least. Whether MSCI World<\/strong>, SMI<\/strong> or S&P 500<\/strong>, they all reached all-time highs<\/strong> in February (see Figures 1, 3 and 4). <\/p>\n\n

A few weeks later, the world looks completely different. The previously unknown coronavirus SARS-CoV-2<\/strong> mutated into a pandemic <\/strong>at lightning speed. It now threatens to paralyze the whole world. The damage caused is already immense (as of April 3, 2020): 53,000 people have died and over a million have tested positive for the virus. There is no end in sight. On the contrary: the numbers are rising exponentially<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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“large parts of humanity are in crisis mode”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Almost every country in the world has been affected. Many countries have declared a state of emergency, closed their borders, closed places of assembly – especially schools – and imposed curfews.<\/b> Our working life in Switzerland is characterized by working from home or – for particularly exposed occupational groups such as hairdressers, employees in the fitness industry, hospitality and education – by officially imposed work bans<\/strong>. Anyone who also has children of school age currently has to prove themselves in the discipline of “homeschooling”. <\/p>\n\n

In short: large parts of humanity are in crisis mode and a full-blown global recession<\/strong> is imminent. And that brings us to the real issue, namely the financial situation for us investors. <\/p>\n\n

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