# A December to Forget

- Published: December 26, 2019
- Updated: July 20, 2022
- Author: Brent Ford
- Category: Market Commentary
- URL: https://whiteoakfinancialmanagement.com/2019/12/26/a-december-to-forget/
- Source: White Oak Financial Management, Inc., Asheville NC

> This is a client letter written on the date above, about the market as it
> stood that day. Cite the date when quoting or summarising it.

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I know you just heard from me a few days ago and a new email so soon should not be interpreted with alarm. Instead, my intent is to provide some additional perspective on a December we all hope to soon forget.

I continue to believe that this market downturn, which began in early October and intensified in December, is not based on fundamentals of the economy or corporate profitability. If you’d like a historical perspective on the ten worst months of the market, take a look at this short article. It is authored by an analyst that I follow closely (and that tends to be correct in his views). Is what’s happening in the economy and the world this month, on par with the other nine “worst” months?  

  

> [A Long December](/documents/2021/02/A_long_December.pdf)

  

  
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Wishing you all a continued happy holidays!