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Defensive Strength is a Yellow Flag

Dow hits new high! S&P hits new high! Health care stocks surge! These recent headlines are attracting individual investors to the market, and in general, that’s healthy. Individuals can do far more good for their retirement by being in the market rather than out of it. But the trouble with these headlines is that they provide a narrow—and in this case, misleading—view of the real market’s action.