Investors with significant time in the market are probably familiar with bull markets vs bear markets. These technical terms describe the main parts of any typical long-term market cycle.

Bull markets last longer than bear markets, providing extended growth opportunities. Bear markets are shorter and can offer good investment entry points. Investing steadily through market cycles ...

The blue illustrates past bull markets' durations and returns (total and annualized). The red illustrates the bear markets. (Note: this was published in May.) This chart does a fantastic job ...