These have been trying times in the market lately. However, despite the concerns that geopolitical events bring, stock performance usually excels after the event. The chart below lists various events along with the performance of the S&P 500 at various points afterwards. As you can see performance on average was usually higher 3, 6 and 12 months later if there is no recession. Weak performance persists when a recession is present. In this current environment we aren’t in a recession so if the economy remains strong it should allow the stock market to look beyond the current events in Ukraine, eventually.
