The 2023 stock market bounceback has been a pleasant surprise for many investors. All three major indexes -- the S 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite -- are up for the year. This is a far cry from the "impending doom" predictions that seemed to occupy a lot of stock market talk heading into 2023.

Given the market's performance year to date, investors may be wondering if a new bull market is coming. However, I think that's the wrong approach right now. The better question to ask yourself is how much you can afford to invest, whether it's a bull market or not.

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