The stock market is now in a Bear Market, meaning we have fallen 20% from recent highs, and we did it rather quickly. The future near-term economy is in flux, and the job market is starting to weaken a bit. The negative factors are far exceeding the positive factors, so fear levels are rightfully higher.
However, this is not a time for investors to bail and sell everything — but some changes may need to be made. In today’s video, I will be discussing what stocks I am looking to buy. I have been adding to both ETFs and stocks, with one of those stocks being Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).
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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 7, 2025. The video was published on April 8, 2025.
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