The most common likely response to a hypothetical market decline over two years would be to take no action and wait it out, regardless of the level of decline, according to investors in the United States in 2020. However, if the market were to decline by 50 percent for up to two years, 13 percent of respondents said they would stop investing in the market completely, and 17 percent would invest more into the stock market.
Likely investor responses to hypothetic market decline in the United States in 2020, by level of market decline
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Market decline of 20-39 %
Market decline of 40-49 %
Market decline of 50% or more
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The respondents are investors who worked with financial advisors
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "If the market fell by the amounts noted below and for a period of up to two years, what are you most likely to do in response?"
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