http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/reader-question-what-to-do-if-a-bear-market-is-coming/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/reader-question-what-to-do-if-a-bear-market-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-6101 5 Ways To Survive A Volatile Stock Market » Silicon Valley Blog About Money Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:22:26 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/2007/03/08/reader-question-what-to-do-if-a-bear-market-is-coming/#comment-6101 [...] What’s confusing to us is that some of our sources — places where we get our information to make our own forecasts — are giving us seriously mixed signals. Some sources are telling us everything is going to hell in a handbasket, while others are beginning to sing the tune of a buying opportunity somewhere in the horizon. On top of that, the personal finance blogosphere is buzzing with its own money making ideas. [...] [...] What’s confusing to us is that some of our sources — places where we get our information to make our own forecasts — are giving us seriously mixed signals. Some sources are telling us everything is going to hell in a handbasket, while others are beginning to sing the tune of a buying opportunity somewhere in the horizon. On top of that, the personal finance blogosphere is buzzing with its own money making ideas. [...]

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/reader-question-what-to-do-if-a-bear-market-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 Jason Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:12:24 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/2007/03/08/reader-question-what-to-do-if-a-bear-market-is-coming/#comment-3824 Trying to time the market by predicting a recession or correction in the market will only get you frustrated unless you have a crystal ball. If you are uncertain about where the market is going, it would be a good idea to take some defensive positions in bonds or bear market funds, if only to diversify your holdings. Overall, I have not changed my positions significantly due to the recent dip. In fact, I viewed it as a buying opportunity. Trying to time the market by predicting a recession or correction in the market will only get you frustrated unless you have a crystal ball. If you are uncertain about where the market is going, it would be a good idea to take some defensive positions in bonds or bear market funds, if only to diversify your holdings. Overall, I have not changed my positions significantly due to the recent dip. In fact, I viewed it as a buying opportunity.

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