For long-term investors, three guidelines for figuring out how much risk you can stomach I don't know - any more than you do - what's just ahead for the stock market ... in some form and then ...

I find that if I have enough stashed away in an easy-to-liquidate form, I am calmer, knowing that I can ride out a stock market downturn without touching the core of my portfolio. Safeguarding ...

The VIX, or "fear gauge," measures expected stock market volatility over 30 days. A higher VIX suggests increased market stress and potential stock market declines. Stock market uncertainty from P ...