A brief summation of the economy and markets through the decades:
1950s: post war industrialization, strong economic growth, stock market return of 486%
1960s: a lengthy expansion due to rising income, household consumption, and government spending during the Vietnam War, low interest rates
1970s: slower growth, multiple recessions, higher interest rates
1980s: peacetime expansion, rising consumer income, stimulating fiscal policies, increase in private investment
1990s: mild early recession then extended economic growth driven by the internet boom, investing, and the tech bubble
2000s: pop of the tech bubble, 9-11, short recession, low rates, rising spending fueled by debt, housing bubble, financial crisis, the great recession
2010s: recessionless decade, post financial crisis expansion, slow and steady economic growth, dramatic drop in unemployment, very low interest rates
2020s: CORONAVIRUS!