Investing: Ride A Bull, Fend Off A Bear

By about this point, you are likely to begin running into columns online giving advice about what to do when the stock market enters yet another potential up year — it's seventh since the lows of 2008 and early 2009. Using phrases such as "fear an aging bull" and "bears throw in the towel," the general purpose of these articles is to reassure market timers, those investors who think they know exactly which way the markets will go next. Nobody knows. That's the simple fact. It's only in retro...