Two articles post on CNBC.com, Art Cashin: Dow Trapped in 17-Year Cycle and Market Halfway Through Bear Market Cycle: Rosenburg, share a scenario that the current bear market may last another seven to nine years. Mr. Cashin believes the stock market is a little over halfway into a 17.6 year bear market cycle, based on historical trends. Mr Rosenburg reports that economic fundamentals are still very poor and may require up to nine years to recover.
Since there hasn't been a capitulation, or significant discouragement with stocks, I can see how this bear market might continue for a while. Although I hope this cycle ends in less than seven years, I do agree that the indices will likely be in a bounded trading range for the next 1 to 3 years. Therefore, I will be adjusting our stock ownership plans in the following ways:
While this approach does not guarantee positive gains, I will feel better if we are able to take some profits during rallies and then have less invested during the subsequent down trends.
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