When stock prices fall, you can get more shares for the same amount of money and lower your average cost per share
Source: Capital Group. Over the 12-month period, the total amount invested was $6,000, and the total number of shares purchased was 439.94. The average price at which the shares traded was $15, and the average cost of the shares was $13.64 ($6,000/439.94). Hypothetical results are for illustrative purposes only and in no way represent the actual results of a specific investment. Regular investing does not ensure a profit or protect against loss. Investors should consider their willingness to keep investing when share prices are declining.
No asset class has consistently offered the best returns year in and year out
Source: RIMES. U.S. large-cap stocks - Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Index; Global small-cap stocks - MSCI All Country World Small Cap Index; International stocks – MSCI All Country World ex USA Index; Emerging markets stocks – MSCI Emerging Markets Index; U.S. bonds – Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index; International bonds – Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index; Cash – Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bills Index: 1 - 3 Months.
High-quality bonds have shown resilience when stock markets are unsettled
Sources: Capital Group, Morningstar. Dates shown are based on price declines of 12% or more (with dividends reinvested) in the unmanaged MSCI World with at least 50% recovery persisting for more than one business day between declines. The returns are based on total returns in USD. As of 31/12/21.