Opinion: Economists say a recession is coming: How can 401(k) investors prepare?

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3. Given that the stock market is more than 4 times what it

was at the beginning of 2009, by taking out money you've lost a lot of gains.

Trying to time the market is pretty much impossible.

I once saw a chart that showed how well some particular sum of money would have done from some arbitrary date which I don't recall if it could have been put in and out of the market with perfect foreknowledge of the rise and fall of the market. It was then compared to sticking with various sectors that have done well at various times. The timing scenario was basically crap. The other one better. I expect that a basic diversified portfolio would be even better.