Should Investors Be Stashing Cash Right Now?

With the stock market recently closing at its highest level ever,  investors might be getting a little nervous that another crash is coming. Because of those nerves, they may be questioning whether now could be the right time to start building a cash position.

That raises a good question. Should investors be stashing cash right now? That's an easy question to ask -- and a somewhat tougher one to answer. The short version of an answer is that every investor should always have some cash available, and if you don't, then a market high is a great time to raise a bit of it. Still, whether you should be stashing cash right now depends as much on your personal financial situation as it does on the current state of the market.

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