Christopher Rowe

The current dip in stocks is dangerous. Not because it's a long-term sign of things to come but because investors have forgotten all about downside risk.

Short-term or intermediate-term price moves, while way more exciting, are more random in nature. It's usually just a matter of mispricing of stocks by traders who experience extreme pessimism or extreme optimism combined with technical reasons.

If you're basing your view of the market on the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E), then you're in danger of being misled.

A new chart comparing life spans of men and women along with their mid-career incomes finds the more money a person has, the longer they are likely to live.

If you're afraid to buy at a market high, then you might be terrified right now. But don't worry: stock can continue heading north even when the market is overbought.

If you used relative strength rebalancing in your investment strategy, you could have added an additional 5.3% on to any returns over the last 20 years.