Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on

Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.

The top 3

  1. The 1929 Wall Street Crash: The catastrophic crash began on Black Thursday, October 24, 1929, leading to the Great Depression, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing nearly 90% of its value by July 1932 from its peak in September 1929.
  2. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis: Triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis, this global recession saw major bank failures and a significant stock market downturn, with the S&P 500 falling approximately 50% from its October 2007 peak to March 2009.
  3. The Dot-Com Bubble Burst (2000-2002): The rapid decline of technology stocks after years of speculative growth led to the NASDAQ Composite losing approximately 78% of its value from its peak in March 2000 to October 2002.

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