Why Bad Economic News Doesn't Always Hurt Stocks

It is easy for investors to see economic news, like unemployment or GDP data, and get worried or excited about the impact that it will have on their investments. But there is something that many investors don’t realize. The stock market is not the economy, and the economy is not the stock market.

Referenced in this video:
- Inverted Yield Curves and Expected Stock Returns: https://famafrench.dimensional.com/media/467645/inverted-yield-curves-and-expected-stock-returns-july-28-2019.pdf
- Is Economic Growth Good for Investors?: http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Jay_Ritter_paper_14_August-Economic-Growth-and-Stock-Returns.pdf
- Earnings Growth: The Two Percent Dilution: https://www.researchaffiliates.com/documents/FAJ-2003-Two-Percent-Dilution.pdf

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