2 Growth Stocks I Plan to Buy if the Stock Market Crashes

Key Points The S&P 500 index is approaching its highest-ever valuation, which could make it vulnerable to a correction. A number of headwinds could derail the bull market, including soaring oil prices and elevated inflation. But the S&P 500 has always trended higher over the long term, so I'll be buying stocks if the index plummets. 10 stocks we like better than DigitalOcean › At the close of trading on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the benchmark S&P 500 stock market index had a Shiller Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings (CAPE) ratio of 40.3, its second-highest valuation since the peak of the dot-com internet bubble in 2000. Meanwhile, risks are quickly mounting.