Over the past few weeks, the major U.S. stock market indexes have tumbled into correction territory. Of course, falling stock prices lead to news reports filled with warnings about continued price declines, the potential for a bear market, and even an economic recession.
Every time stock prices enter a downturn, news outlets and many investors panic, fearing the worst. If those making noise about recessions and bear markets studied history, they would understand that corrections like the one we saw in the 2025 first quarter are really just a routine part of investing in stocks.
This post originally appeared at Investors Alley.