2021 has been another winning year for investors. With just days until the end of the year, the S&P 500 is up 27%, making it the 12th time in the past 13 years that it will finish in positive territory.
Still, there are signs that stocks could pull back in 2022 as investors are concerned about inflation and the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates up to three times. Meanwhile, COVID-19 remains a risk with the omicron variant spreading rapidly around the country.
While it's impossible to predict what the market will do in the short term, you shouldn't panic about a pullback even if stocks do fall. Here are 10 reasons why.
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