A welcome bear market

Everyone hates market crashes. Not just actual crashes but even more modest bear markets, such as the one we are going through now. At least that's the impression you will gather if you just skim the financial media and social media where investors gather. Actually, I should say not everyone but almost everyone. There are many investors who are not bothered by bear markets. Not just that, there are some who actually welcome them. In fact, I count myself among the latter group. Bear markets are good, an occasional crash is good too and once in a while a really tough business environment is also good. These are things to be welcomed, not feared. Let's see why the occasional stress is good for the markets, good for your investments and goods for business. There are a number of different reasons so let's look at them in turn. The garbage gets cleaned out.