Why it matters if this bull market is old or young

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If you’re as young as you feel, then U.S. stocks’ bull market may not be 10 years old, after all.

While stocks of course are substantially higher than a decade ago at the depth of the Great Financial Crisis, the fact is there since have been at least two, and perhaps three, bear markets. Read about why that’s important for stock investors to know. Plus, understand the irrational ways investors can behave when stocks are rising, so that you might avoid them; then get up to speed on blockchain technology, which could disrupt established ways of doing business faster than you think.

— Jonathan Burton

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