Money S&P 500 falls from record high to near bear market in 5 months: How did it happen so fast? May 20, 2022May 22, 2022Medora Lee, USA TODAYComments Off on S&P 500 falls from record high to near bear market in 5 months: How did it happen so fast? The S&P 500 has fallen from a record high to near bear market in 5 short months, leaving some wondering what happened and how did we get here so fast?