It’s official: At market close Thursday, March 13, the S&P 500 entered a correction. As of that date, it had fallen more than 10% from its mid-February high, although it has closed up in the two trading days since then. Corrections are generally considered to last until the index hits a new all-time high.
Source: Google Finance. Data is current as of Mar. 17, 2025, and is intended for informational purposes only.
We’re not currently in a recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research — at least, not yet — but the stock market is one of several recession alarms flashing amid tariff uncertainty.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow tool currently forecasts that the U.S. economy will shrink by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2025.
Navigating financial markets during times like these can be scary, but history suggests that certain types of stocks and funds hold up better than others during bad times.