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Lessons Learned from 1987’s Black Monday

Lessons Learned from 1987’s Black Monday

Let's break down what investors can learn from financial crises like Black Monday, and how the market and investors have stayed resilient over time.

Lessons Learned from 1987’s Black Monday
The Informed Investor - Mark Gochnour, Wes Crill, and Jake DeKinder | Dimensional Fund Advisors
Investing
October 17, 2025
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In Episode 16 of The Informed Investor podcast: What did we learn from Black Monday?

Key Takeaways

  • Periods of high volatility are not uncommon.
  • At some point, long-term investors are likely to see big declines.
  • Markets have tended to bounce back.

This originally appeared in The Informed Investor, a podcast for Dimensional clients. It was not created, written, or produced by TwoTen Planning.

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