Investors believe that the stock market is the best path to long-term wealth, and the historical data backs them up. But how much does history matter in an ever-changing investing landscape, and which past trends are likely to persist? Robert Brokamp speaks with Ryan Detrick, the Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group and a regular source of insightful and fun stats about stocks.
Also in this episode:
-Markets all over the world are in a bull market, and a record number of stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming the index
-Mortgage rates drop to four-year lows as home price growth slows
-How many calendar years has the stock market declined more than 10%?
-Tackle your financial tasks by having a “financial health week” as we recently did at The Motley Fool
Host: Robert Brokamp
Guest: Ryan Detrick
Engineer: Bart Shannon
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