#market-correction

#market-correction

This week, JPMorgan analysts suggested that a retreat from today's elevated stock prices might actually be beneficial, helping to cool an overheated market and create conditions for steadier, longer-term expansion. Their view emerges as key benchmarks such as the S&P 500 trade at lofty valuations following months of consistent gains. We screened the equity research database, looking for companies that are highly stable, pay reliable dividends, and operate in sectors that tend to perform well during market corrections, such as healthcare, utilities, and consumer staples.

It's certainly got some pretty prominent features of what looks like a bubble,

Consumer spending, while solid, is slowing, as tariffs are being imposed worldwide. The United States is finally responding to tariffs imposed upon it, and a host of additional factors are fanning the flames of another 2025 correction. Job gains have plummeted, as much of the data is perceived to be inaccurate. To be frank, it is high time that a correction similar to the one earlier this year comes in to help cleanse the market of the recklessness ignited by artificial intelligence almost three years ago.

The recent correction in SCHD has many passive income investors pondering whether it's time to buy the dip or step back, given S&P 500's contrasting performance.