This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 1870. You can win with stock market losses,

Part 1, by Tyler Weaver with Fyology.com. And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast,

Diana Mariam. We have a bit of a longer post today, so I'll read the first half and then

finish the rest for you tomorrow. So with that, let's dive into Part 1 and start optimizing your life.

You can win with stock market losses, Part 1, by Tyler Weaver with Fyology.com.

Currently in the beginning of March, stock market losses in the S&P 500 index are around 10%

since the beginning of 2022 near all time highs. We're in the midst, some would say near the end,

of one of the longest US bull markets in history. Losses have been minimal, but at some point

the market will take back some or a lot of what it's offered in the last 11-plus years.

Are you prepared for it? Have you thought about it? Do you have a plan in place to mitigate

or better yet profit from the losses? Think of stock market losses as your ambivalent frenemy.

With each stock market downturn comes negative and positive qualities. While it seems

the stock market relishes in your anguish, it simultaneously presents opportunity. However,

it's difficult to feel optimistic while you experience market losses. That's what I want to talk

about in today's post. Losses are part of the picture when investing in stocks, real estate,

commodities, and other volatile assets. Investors who have been around for more than this

bull market understand that very well. I've said it many times in the past. Risk and return

are related. If you want higher expected returns, you have to be willing to accept higher than

expected risk. There's no way around it. A history of stock market losses.

As a financial advisor, I've been through three of the more significant downturns in the market.

I started as a stock broker in November 1987. Yep, that was a very long time ago.

For those who weren't around or don't remember on October 22, 1987, the market dropped 22%

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