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Q4, 2020 Market Summary Report

1/20/2021

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Here you’ll find the Q4, 2020 Market Summary. [page graphics pasted below] Page 3 shows a strong 4th quarter for US stocks, international stocks, emerging stocks, and global real estate. When you compare page 3 to page 4 “Long-Term Market Summary” you’ll see 4th quarter capped off a strong year for stocks led by the US stock market and emerging markets. Global real estate was down over 9%, but it’s still a slice of a diversified portfolio we want to hold.  Looking at global real estate’s 5- and 10-year track record supports that claim. 
 
With everything negative that happened in 2020, it might come as a shock that markets performed so well. When I wrote my Q1, 2020 Market Summary – only 9 months ago – stocks and global real estate were down for the year anywhere from 21% - 29%. Markets go up and markets go down, but it’s important to remember major stock markets go down for a short time, while they ultimately go up forever. When they do go down, we need to be ready buy good companies on sale, and that’s what we did in March of 2020.
 
Hopefully, we don’t go through another global pandemic, but we do know we will go through another market downturn (it will probably be sharp…but we know it will be temporary). When that happens, we’ll be prepared; we’ll be more relaxed cause we’ve seen it before, we’ll capitalize on it and our resolve will be rewarded once again. We don’t know when it will happen, but when it does, we’ll be ready.
 
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    Michael Pensinger, CFP® is Owner and President of Pensinger Financial, Inc.

    He grew up in Park Forest, Illinois and now resides in Lemont, Illinois with his wife, two children, and two dogs. Michael is actively involved in his community; coaching kids' sports, having served as Treasurer for the Lemont Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, sitting on the Board of Directors for Hope & Friendship Foundation, and volunteering for the Lemont Heritage Woodland Sanctuary Open Space Committee. Read More

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