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How to Invest When You Can’t Predict Market Direction By Douglas Goldstein CFP®- helping olim handle their U.S. investments from Israel If you’re thinking of investing in stocks but you’re concerned about which direction the stock market will move, here’s what you need to know: If you are a new investor with a long-term perspective, it shouldn’t matter which direction the stock market moves in the short term. What you should know is that a bull market (up market) generally follows a bear (down) market. On average, bear markets in the United States last about 11 months, while bull markets average 32 months. In the past, the average bear market decline was 27%, while the average bull market gain was 119%, though past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Remember that historically down markets were temporary. More importantly, not only does a bull market erase declines, but in the past, the gains of the previous bull market were extended significantly. Will it always be that way? Unfortunately, no one