Investor behavior

How Vanguard investors are reacting to market volatility

June 08, 2022

The latest bump in the road
How our retail clients have reacted
Lessons from the previous downturn and subsequent rebound
The vast majority of cash panickers in early 2020 missed out on the rebound that followed
An area chart shows that 86% of investors experienced worse realized total returns compared to personal pre-pandemic benchmark returns; 14% of investors experienced better returns.
Keep calm and carry on

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Jean Young
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