Mutual Funds Weekly: These Investing Moves Can Manage Market Volatility And Beat Back The Bear

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Investing stories hitting home with readers this week include strategies for a bear market and ways to handle Wall Street’s volatility and uncertainty. Plus, find out tips on maximizing your 401(k) contributions, and how to know it’s time to find a new financial adviser.

— Jonathan Burton

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These types of stocks are exactly what you want to own during a bear market

Stocks with low ‘liquidity beta’ are easier to sell when buyers are scarce, writes Mark Hulbert.

These types of stocks are exactly what you want to own during a bear market

How to protect your money from this stock market’s wild volatility

Fasten your seatbelt at the first sign of turbulence.

How to protect your money from this stock market’s wild volatility

The woman who nailed the 2018 stock-market volatility blowup has kicked off an actively managed ETF

Nancy Davis’s new fund comes amid renewed market volatility.

The woman who nailed the 2018 stock-market volatility blowup has kicked off an actively managed ETF

Why the stock market’s wild 2010 ‘flash crash’ matters now

A 9% one-day market decline occurs every 9 ½ years, on average.

Why the stock market’s wild 2010 ‘flash crash’ matters now

Maxing out a 401(k) is surprisingly rare — but may be easier than you think

Automation is just one component to a successful journey in hitting the limit.

Maxing out a 401(k) is surprisingly rare — but may be easier than you think

Gold’s message to investors: Sell in March and buy in September

Gold is slogging through seasonal weakness.

Gold’s message to investors: Sell in March and buy in September

Is it time to change financial advisers?

5 signs that your adviser might not be working for you

Is it time to change financial advisers?

How GDP is calculated and what it says about the economy

Economists say the U.S. would be better off if the country’s GDP rose at a 3% rate or more each year, rather than the 2% rate it has been growing at for a while. WSJ explains what GDP is, and why economists are so fixated on its growth.

How GDP is calculated and what it says about the economy

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