For the past three months there have been a lot of people predicting doom but the numbers tell an entirely different story. Though stocks might be down, things haven't been better for a really long time. http://fortune.com/2015/10/30/october-stock-market/ “The MSCI All Country World Index is on track for its biggest monthly increase in four years, rising 8 percent, after sinking 10 percent the previous three months.” It attributes the global surge in stocks to China announcing new stimulus measures and “fading expectations for a U.S. rate hike.”