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In secular bull markets the periodic cyclical bear markets can be devastating, like the 1987 crash, but are only temporary and the bull market resumes to ever higher highs.
FORBES: Happy 10th Birthday, Bear Market!
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In secular bear markets the periodic cyclical bull markets can be exciting and profitable, like the 2003-2007 bull market, and the current one, but are only temporary and the secular bear market takes over again.
FORBES: Happy 10th Birthday, Bear Market!
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The financial markets go through periodic funks but have always emerged and gone higher.
FORBES: Extraordinary Popular Delusions Lead All The Way To Adam
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In 2012, Turkey was the best performer among the emerging markets we track on our Periodic Table showing a decade of returns.
FORBES: Turkey's Hot Stock Market Is No One-Trick Pony
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Over recent years, European politicians also reacted only to periodic scary plunges in their stock and bond markets, taking belated and panicked actions each time to repeatedly kick the euro-zone debt crisis down the road.
FORBES: Markets Can Handle Anything, Even A Sequester
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When markets get choppy, reviewing the policy statement can remind investors that trying to time markets is a sucker's game, and that over time periodic rebalancing aside investors are better off leaving their portfolios alone.
WSJ: Investment-Policy Statements: Good Practice for Investors and Advisers