
It’s fair to say that 2020 was a year like no investor has experienced before, even looking back to the Great Depression or World Wars I and II. The year began with fears of a possible war between North Korea and the U.S., an upcoming trade war between the U.S. and China, and a possible hard Brexit. In a normal year, these geopolitical tensions would have put enough pressure on the markets to cause a major downturn. But in mid-February, the coronavirus, which had previously been seen as a local problem in China, was detected in an increasing number of