New Delhi, July 18 -- Every market cycle brings periods of sharp declines that test investors' patience. From the Ketan Parekh scam in 2000 to the Dotcom crash, the Global Financial Crisis, Covid-19, and the recent US-Iran conflict, equity markets have witnessed several deep corrections.

While market falls are unavoidable, historical data shows that the extent of portfolio losses has varied significantly depending on the allocation between equity and debt.

The data covers nine major market corrections since 2000, tracking the extent of the fall, the duration of the decline, and the time taken for the Nifty 50 Total Return Index (TRI) to regain its previous peak.

The Ketan Parekh scam and the Dotcom crash resulted in drawdowns of around...