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Motley Fool urges investors to ignore crash fears and focus on earnings growth

10/6/2026

The Motley Fool advises investors to stop fixating on potential market crashes and instead focus on the long-term growth of corporate earnings.

The publication argues that historical data suggests current valuation concerns and economic risks are poor indicators of when a crash will occur, but useful for setting long-term return expectations.

Current market conditions present several traditional warning signs.

The Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, which compares stock prices to 10-year inflation-adjusted earnings, and the Buffett indicator, which measures stock prices against GDP, both indicate that the S&P 500 is historically expensive.

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