*CORRECTION* Stock Market Correction vs. Financial Crisis

Investors' concern is palpable. This week, stocks declined sharply, especially after the roll-out of President Trump's Tariff Program on Wednesday. Especially pronounced has been the decline in the NASDAQ Index, which, up to now, has been leading the markets to higher prices. But a careful review of this Index shows that this week was merely the exclamation point of what has been an ongoing decline.