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So You’ve Decided to Time the Market…

· 45 min · Episode 193

Episode So You’ve Decided to Time the Market…

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You already know you’re not supposed to time the market… and yet here you are, hovering over the “sell” button because everyone’s yelling about a bubble. So where’s the line between reckless market timing and sensible risk management? We discuss the least destructive ways to panic.

And in today’s Dumb Question of the Week: What’s the difference between a crash, a correction, and a bear market?

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