How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bear Market

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Everyone thinks they’re a genius in a bull market, but it’s only when prices head south that some people really stand out from the crowd

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As odd as it sounds, the average investor is woefully below average. Compared to a robot who might invest through good and bad, ignoring newspaper headlines, a fallible human can end up with a lot less money on retirement day due to greed and fear. Knowing how to handle fearful times like these offer the best opportunity to avoid lagging behind the market.

 

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Spencerjakab it sounds like you are taking to me. Went cash on 2/28 - now deciding when to get back in - it’s difficult. Great column - thanks!

“It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked.” -Warren Buffet

You’re going to help blow some people up with this garbage, Spencerjakab. Where is your process? P/Es?! When the E goes to zero, where does the P/E go? That’s right: through the roof, knucklehead. Quoting returns from exact bottom to exact top is irresponsible. OldWallBS

Brilliant take. Was that title on a fortune cookie?

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