A Recession is Coming? How A Wonderful Thing It Is

A recession is coming? How wonderful a thing it is, because stock markets just love recessions. What happens when the stock market loves recessions? Well, it's in the stock market's DNA to love recessions. That's why the stock market is the best performer in recessions, otherwise known as "the great recession". The great recession of 2007-2008 is the second longest expansionary period in history, which lasted for 121 months, or 10 years and 1 month. It's also the longest recession in history, with the longest recessionary period ever recorded.<br><br>&#x200B;