Webinar: Bulls & Bears: Navigating Booms and Busts in the Stock Market
Webinar Timestamps
[00.00] Introduction and disclaimers
[01:34] News items – Maximising your state pension and selling goods online.
[11:50] Today’s main topic – booms & busts in the stock market
[13:24] What are the average long-term returns from equities?
[16:50] Why does the stock market go up over time?
[22:20] How do equities (stocks) compare to other investments?
[25:07] How often does the equity market fall? And by how much?
[36:14] How to prepare for a stock market crash
[41:55] Recommendations to read, listen and watch!
Useful Resources
- https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-14346991/Savers-state-pension-ups-stuck-months.html
- https://www.vanguard.co.uk/content/dam/intl/europe/documents/en/bear-and-bull-chart-uk-en.pdf
- https://www.dimensional.com/gb-en/insights/tariff-trepidation
- https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/01/historical-returns-for-stocks-bonds-cash-real-estate-and-gold/
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Retire-lessons-successful-retirement/dp/1804090697
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67855872
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02kgkkg/threads
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001t5bk/bob-dylan-shadow-kingdom
