More money has been lost in the history of the markets by people trying to pick the tops and bottoms of the market. 

Even more money has been lost by the small individual investor who comes into the market drawn by the siren of the bull market. At the top of the market, he is most confident having made money buying consistently on dips. When the market finally does turn, he is often the one caught like a deer in the headlights. Most of his portfolio is likely to be small cap stocks whose value is likely to decline by more than 50% from the peak. 

Almost everyone makes money in a bull market but the real test of the pudding is when the market turns. Listen to the message of the markets and do not fight the trend so that you put the greatest odds of success in your favor. When you are sitting on your portfolio hoping that the market will turn, you had better evaluate your investments. 

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