The S&P 500 is in a bear market with a loss about 29% year-to-date as of Mar 20th. After soaring to record highs markets, sold off dramatically in the past weeks. With COVID-19 spreading with no end in sight and countries struggling to contain the virus, nobody knows where the markets are headed. One can only hope for the best. With that said below are some interesting reads to start the week that could be worse than the last:

• Remember 2009? The tunnel ends sooner than you think, CityWire
• Extraordinary times create extraordinary opportunities – these assets look cheap, MoneyWeek
• The U.S. government and American families have been swimming in debt — and will soon be drowning, Marketwatch
• China’s Coronavirus Experience: Lessons for Global Investors, AB Blog
• How bad have bear markets of the past been? How far shares fell, when they rallied and how to spot investments that might bounce back, This is Money
• Canada’s stock market collapse is like nothing we’ve ever seen before, MaClean’s
• Emerging Markets After the Crash, The Emerging Markets Investor
• Keep Calm, Bear Markets Are Temporary, Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors
• There are Weeks Where Decades Happen, Novel Investor
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly About COVID-19, Nicholas Vardy, Liberty Through Wealth
• Why Poor Investment Returns Early On Could Be a Blessing in Disguise, Four Pillar Freedom
• Five Lessons from History (2/5) by Nick Clemen Jensen, Absolute Return Partners
• Four tips for investors in tough markets, Money Observer and see 4 ways to stay calm when markets stumble, Capital Group
• David Stevenson: too late to sell, but the panic will pass, CityWire and also see Investors, beware falling into coronavirus’ behavioural traps, Citywire

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