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When I’m about to shake someone’s hand, pat their back, or give them a hug I stop short and say to myself: “Welcome to the new normal.” The COVID-19 crisis is new to all of us. The inability to shake hands, social distancing, the necessity of wearing face masks—it’s all new.But the phrase “The New Normal” isn’t, it’s been in use for decades. An article was published on the cover of Business Newsweek on August 13th, 1979 that was titled: The Death of Equities. In the article, they called inflation the new normal. Inflation was destroying everything and negatively impacting the stock market. The article said the stock market was a loser’s game and that—besides a lucky few—you wouldn’t make money in the stock market.The phrase has been tossed around numerous times throughout history—but what does it really mean? How does the new normal pertain to the stock market? In this episode of Best in Wealth, I talk about what the new normal has meant historically and what it should mean.[bctt tweet="Welcome to The #NewNor