##  [# Hot Reads: The Worst First Half In Over 50 Years](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-worst-first-half-over-50-years) 

 

# Hot Reads: The Worst First Half In Over 50 Years

 

 

 Meanwhile, bitcoin is looking at its worst quarterly decline in a decade.



 

 

 

 

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[**Stocks Slide To Close Worst 1st Half In 52 Years**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-june-30-22-115133813.html "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-june-30-22-115133813.html") (Yahoo Finance)  
 The S&amp;P 500 plunges 20.6% year to date, 8.4% in June.

**[Bitcoin Set For Biggest Quarterly Drop In Over A Decade](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/30/bitcoin-set-for-biggest-quarterly-drop-in-more-than-a-decade "https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2022/06/30/bitcoin-set-for-biggest-quarterly-drop-in-more-than-a-decade")** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Hawkish central banks and a string of high-profile crypto blowups hammer sentiment.

**[Should Crypto Be In Your 401(k)?](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-june-30-22-115133813.html "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-june-30-22-115133813.html")** (Kiplinger)  
 It depends on how you answer three questions.

**[Bob Doll: Biggest Risk Now Is Weak Earnings](https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/06/30/bob-doll-biggest-risk-now-is-weak-earnings/ "https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/06/30/bob-doll-biggest-risk-now-is-weak-earnings/")** (ThinkAdvisor)  
 The Crossmark Global Investments chief investment officer thinks a 2023 recession is more likely than one this year.

**[What Can Save Investors From A Future Of Low Returns?](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1ypmqxf70pprk/AQR-Only-One-Thing-Can-Save-Investors-From-a-Future-of-Low-Returns "https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1ypmqxf70pprk/AQR-Only-One-Thing-Can-Save-Investors-From-a-Future-of-Low-Returns")** (Institutional Investor)  
 Is the recent market slump just the beginning of an anemic cycle for stocks and bonds?

**[ESG Managers: Probes, Scorn Herald Better Days Ahead](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/esg-managers-say-wave-of-probes--scorn-heralds-better-days-ahead-68563.html "https://www.fa-mag.com/news/esg-managers-say-wave-of-probes--scorn-heralds-better-days-ahead-68563.html")** (FA Magazine)  
 Tough scrutiny of loosely regulated ESG funds could help the industry.

**[5 Things To Do In A Bear Market](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1099574/5-things-to-do-during-a-bear-market "https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1099574/5-things-to-do-during-a-bear-market")** (Morningstar)  
 Rebalancing, tax-loss selling and buying on the dip are among the productive moves to consider.

**[Investors Flock To Short Bitcoin ETF, Fund Doubles Holdings](https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2022/06/30/investors-flock-to-short-bitcoin-etf-fund-doubles-holdings/?sh=1888a59360ff "https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2022/06/30/investors-flock-to-short-bitcoin-etf-fund-doubles-holdings/?sh=1888a59360ff")** (Forbes)  
 Crypto bears seem to be betting on new lows.

**[Combining Factors In Multifactor Portfolios](https://alphaarchitect.com/2022/06/combining-factors-in-multifactor-portfolios/)** (Alpha Architect)  
 Investors should give serious consideration to their portfolios construction rules.



 

 

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