The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for many of us. We all wish for a return to normalcy and to go back to the activities we all enjoyed before the virus hit our countries and communities around the world. But for Mr Market, it looks as if COVID-19 is already a thing of the past. Since its bottom in March 2020, the S&P 500 has rebounded 39.7% (as of 16 June 2020) and effectively reversed all its year-to-date losses in the space of just 11 weeks.
During the COVID-19 crash, we wrote a series of articles here, here, and here on how you could safely invest in the stock market during the uncertainty and highlighted some examples to our readers. But if you missed out on the COVID-19 crash and the subsequent rebound, the question right now is: Can you still invest?
Well, the answer is not a simple yes-no reply and there are a few things you need to take into...