A new war

If the US were to go to war again, would this make stocks drop drastically? I am concerned with all this Russia stuff going on.

 

I guess it really depends on what kind of war we're talking about. I personally don't think that the US will engage in a war with Russia any time soon, but it would definitely depend on if we just sent in a few troops or if World War III began. I would think that some manufacturing stocks would go up in times of war, but if it's nuclear war we're talking about, the stock market will be the last thing on your mind.

 

if U.S goes to world with Russia... just sell everything. The market will drop like rock, but I don't think the recent tension will esclate to anything like that at this point. Both sides knows the consequences of a war.

 

I think that the stock market will crash if we do. Also, I don't think it is a matter of if. I am afraid it is only a matter of when at this point.

 

If they end up in war, you should invest to war industry like weapon factories etc. But yes it would dramatically drop the prices for some time.

 

Of course it would drop, but as other have already said, the likelyhood that a war like that will break out is very slim.

I don't think you need to worry too much about it... I mean, if you're truly worried about a war, you should be worried more about your life than of the stock prices.

 

I can't imagine the US going to war against Russia, that would mean the end of civilization as we know it, but the cold war climate is coming again and that will shake the institutions and the stocks of course.

 

There will not be an all out war. It's a silly thought.
But any kind of military intervention by the US (which I think has like a 1% chance of happening) would of course bring down the indexes.

 

Yes, the market will definitely fall. You'd have to sell absolutely everything so you don't lose that much.