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Any way you slice it, 2022 was a challenging year for investors.

The S&P 500 lost 18.1%, which ranks as the seventh worst year since 1929. Meanwhile, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index lost 13.0%, which ranks as the worst year ever for bonds.  

Five years ago, I introduced Forbes readers to a stock strategy called the Dobermans of the Dow. This is my annual strategy update.

It’s been a long December for technology stocks.

The Nasdaq has fallen 8% this month and is down 32% year-to-date. That puts the tech-heavy index on pace for the worst December drop since the dotcom bubble burst twenty years ago.

It’s easy for investors to be gloomy following a rough September in which the S&P 500 Index tumbled 9.2%. That marked the worst September showing since 2002, when the index fell by 11%.

“We’re going to make sure everyone knows Exxon’s profits. Exxon made more money than God last year,” President Biden said Friday at an event near the port of Los Angeles.

The S&P 500 Index is flirting with bear market territory, down almost 20% year to date.

Every market selloff presents opportunities.

The iShares Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down -17% year-to-date. Even though Emerging Markets are notoriously volatile, this region is attractive due to its outsized growth potential.

Before long, many may start to view The Great Resignation as a Great Big Mistake.

Volatility is a two way street. It can be an investor’s friend or foe, depending on the direction.