10 Rules for Surviving This Bear Market
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Everywhere you turn, the current bear market is being compared to the one that started back in 1929.
Check out the chart to the left, which shows how that particular bear looked.
The percentage decline was 89.2% from top to bottom, and it lasted 714 days.
It's hard to say how long we will have to endure this time around, so I've complied some survival tips to help traders get through this difficult period.
But before I share my survival tips, I need to make a quick point about emotional trading.
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