Is It Safer To Pull Your Money Out of the Stock Market or Keep Investing for Now?

Bear markets are pivotal times that can completely change long-term investing performance. Obviously a market crash can erase years of diligent savings and shrewd investing in the course of a few months. On the other hand, pulling out of the stock market now can prevent you from getting big returns when it recovers. There are a few factors to consider before you can determine which route is safer.

By most people's definitions, we're in a bear market. The S&P 500 is down 20% year to date while the NASDAQ has fallen 30%. These sorts of declines are typically associated with stocks that have become very cheap, but that's not exactly the case right now.

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