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Nov 5
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So You’ve Decided to Time the Market…

PENSIONCRAFT
About this episode

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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