Should we investors trust this market rise?

Nickolai Hubble | 28 June 2020 A warning from the Great Depression Dear Reader,   It’s no secret that global markets are rallying.   But is it all good again?   Because history tells a different tale.   See, at the start of the Great Depression – between 1929 and 1932 – the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 89.2%.   However, it staged some impressive rallies along the way.   For example: Stocks rose 28.6% from Nov 17, 1929, to April 20, 1930 They rose 13.2% from June 22 to Sept 7 in 1930 17.5% from Jan 18 to Feb 22 in 1931 And 22.2% between May 31 and June 28 in 1931 These double-digit rallies happened in the midst of the greatest decline in history.   Take a look: The 1929 rally started at Dow 228 The 1930 rally started at Dow 215 The January 1931 rally started at Dow 163 The May 1931 rally started at Dow 128 Do you see the down trend there? Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results   It just goes to show you that rallies tell you nothing about the long-term trend.   Instead of momentum and wishful thinking…   The long-term trend is based on larger forces; like, for example: That right now the UK’s had its largest jobless claims on record That it will take quite a while until the economy’s in full swing That the Bank of England now says that negative interest rates may be needed Or that the International Monetary Fund expects the global economy to suffer its worst downturn since the Great Depression. So if you’re in the stock market right now…   It’s worth being prepared for more possible drawdowns and crashes.   That’s why I’ve laid out six little-known steps that, if you want, you can also take to help you create a fortress-likeshelter against the potential enemies of your wealth.   And they are all explained in this report presentation.   Sincerely,   Nickolai Hubble Exponential Investor

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