The length of the average bear market is about 14 months. Does that mean you should stay out of the market for a year once we hit a bear market? (Photo: Shutterstock)
Do you know how much money you could make if you constantly sold at the market high and bought at the market low? Your returns would dwarf those of Warren Buffett.
Does this make Warren Buffett an investing fool? He doesn't worry about timing the market. And he's been investing long enough to know.
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