The market has been trending down for a while now. Bear Market rallies are sucking in dip buyers only to have them tested with further declines. As the markets drop, investors’ and speculators’ resilience will continue to be tried.
While there are many reasons, the reason I pursue stocks is to achieve financial independence and financial independence opens up your choices. Those choices enable people to make the decisions they want to pursue and avoid situations that they don’t want to do.