This is Normal

Even a financial planner with 20+ years in the business blinks when the stock markets experience a correction.  We would like nothing better than to always have smooth, upward-trending returns, but that is not the nature of markets and long-term equity returns. To steal the title of the blog we are going to share with you, “This is Normal.”  This blog gives us a little historical reminder that helps put the idea into context.  Read on for one of our favorite blogger’s take on the recent stock market activity and how he puts it into perspective:

"This is Normal" from A Wealth of Common Sense by Ben Carlson