7 Reasons You're Smart to Buy Stocks During the Coronavirus Crash

Let me just say it: The past seven weeks have been a challenge if you're an investor. Regardless of whether you've been investing for a couple of months or upwards of 50 years, your resolve has certainly been tested by the expediency of the stock market's recent decline.

Both health-related and economic uncertainties tied to the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 wound up pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) into bear market territory (defined as a non-rounded drop of at least 20%) in a mere 16 trading sessions. The previous record for the fastest descent into bear market territory came during the Great Crash of the Depression Era, which took 35 trading days to accomplish.

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