06/26/2026
This Pattern Has Repeated Since 1987. Here's How It Works.
Markets hit bottom → People panic → Headlines stay awful → Markets quietly start recovering → Headlines FINALLY get better → Regular people finally feel safe investing → Markets have already recovered 30-50%
I've seen this exact cycle play out in 1987. 1998. 2001. 2008. 2020. COVID. Every single time.
The people who built real wealth? They weren't smarter stock pickers. They just had one thing: discipline. They stuck to their plan when it felt wrong.
The people who lost? They abandoned their plan at exactly the wrong moment.
Here's the hard truth: if you wait for headlines to "feel safe," you'll almost always be late. Markets lead the headlines. They're priced forward while news is priced on what already happened.
That's not luck. That's how markets actually work.
The question: when the next downturn comes (and it will), will you have a plan you actually trust? Or will you be checking headlines deciding what to do?