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What Is A Bear Market?

What is a Bear Market? In the world of stock of the stock market, the term “Bear Market” signifies a down market.  Taken for its anecdotal use when compared with the animal, the bear market signals to investors that the market is in sleep mode, or like a bear: hibernating.  While a bear market does not necessarily mean that investors will lose money or their stocks will be devalued, it does most always mean that the majority of stocks will not gain much ground.  For the most part a bear market will make queasy investors start to pull out their investments, and more experienced investors to sit back and wait the slow times out.  A down market is not all dark skies and bad news however; it is still possible to make money in a bear market and many skilled and patient investors get it done every time the market slows.

Bear Market Survival Kit

Getting your portfolio through a stock market that has gone “bear” is not all that difficult.  The key is being able to see beyond the daily horizons of financial news and keep your eyes on the facts: on average, bear market or bull (upswing market, the opposite of a bear market) notwithstanding, the stock market makes about 30% in gains over a 10 year period.  So the key to a bear market: don’t panic and stick it out.  Most often except in extreme cases such as a global depression or recession, the stock market will not lose much of its inherent value during a bear market.  True the average investor will most likely not be counting the profits and dividends returns, but their money is still there.  The key to a bear market is to be more patient than the bear.  The stock market will always rebound.

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