7 Beaten-Down SP 500 Stocks to Buy Before They Rebound SP 500 stocks have been a mixed bag at best this year. During the week of June 21, I think the market began to accept the idea that a ” soft landing” by the economy is much more likely than a “hard landing.” Of course, the market rallied during the week. As further evidence of the Street’s renewed optimism, Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius, speaking on Bloomberg TV o n June 24, said that any recession would probably be “on the shallow end.” Even more bullish was RBC Capital Managing Director Gerard Cassidy, who told Bloomberg TV on June 24 that “as long as the job market stays strong, (U.S.) consumers will be in good shape.” 7 REITs to Buy for a Bear Market With the Street realizing that the economy is not going to crash, I believe that there are many good SP 500 stocks to buy. Meanwhile, as Bloomberg TV’s Lisa Abramowicz pointed out on June 24, many market participants now think that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be less “hawkish” on inflation than the Street has generally believed in recent months.