Bear Markets Are Great Time To Invest For the Long-Term

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Equity markets go thru bull and bear markets every few years or so. While bull markets are great and makes every investor a genius, bear markets offer excellent opportunities to build wealth for long-term investors. This is because unlike in bull markets, stocks are cheaper and investors can pick up more of them for the same amount of investment in bear markets. Of course, investing new cash when everything is collapsing is not easy to say the least. It takes courage and deep faith in stocks to jump into stocks when everyone else is bailing like the world is about to end. However investors that grab equities on the cheap and hold tight until the market turns and soars can earn astonishing returns.

The following chart shows that stocks have grown over the long run despite going thru many market moving negative events over the years:

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Source: Braving bear markets: 5 lessons from seasoned investors, Capital Group

Related ETFs:

  • SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

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Healthcare Administrative Costs Per Capita by Country: Chart

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The US healthcare system is the most expensive in the world. Such high spending does not necessarily lead to superior outcomes. The deaths of more than a million Americans in the covid pandemic is one evidence of that. One important factor that drives the cost of healthcare in the country is administrative costs due to the mind-boggling complexities of the healthcare system. Administrative costs do not help the patient’s cure or well-being. It involves everything from highly compensated executives in hospitals to care deniers in insurance companies to thousands of people doing the billing, etc. This waste costs the country more than three times from the next spender on administrative costs as shown in the chart below:

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Source: How Does the US Healthcare System Compare to Other Countries, Peter G. Peterson Foundation

The Top Logistics Companies in the US 2021: Infographic

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Logistics is one of the major industries in the US helping to drive the consumer-based economy. The Top Logistics Companies in the US based on net revenue in 2021 are shown in the chart below:

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Source: Freight Waves

Some of the publicly traded companies from the above list are:

  • United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
  • GXO Logistics Inc (GXO)
  • Expeditors International of Washington Inc (EXPD)
  • J B Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)
  • Ryder System, Inc (R)
  • CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW)
  • Penske Automotive Group, Inc (PAG)
  • XPO Logistics Inc (XPO)
  • Schneider National, Inc (SNDR)

Disclosure: No positions