Fabulous set of charts looking at inflation adjusted S&P composite during major secular bear markets, via The Chart Store:
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Secular Bear Markets
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Here is the current crash and snapback:
2007-09 Bear Market
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Prior bear markets (WWI, great Depression, 1970s) after the jump
1906 – 1921 Bear Market
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1929 – 1949 Bear Market
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