You're probably wondering what this random nature factoid has to do with the stock market. Just like the boreal forest, the stock market needs occasional purging. The "fire" is a market crash, not unlike what we are going through right now, and it's 100% necessary for a future healthy stock market. On average, stocks decline about 36% in a bear market but rise nearly three times that in a bull market. Market crashes become less and less significant the longer you stay invested.

Source: New York Times July 04, 2022 17:16 UTC