Bottoms in the investment world don't end with four-year lows; they end with 10- or 15-year lows.
Index investing outperforms active management year after year.
Get inside information from the president and you will probably lose half of your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of it.
Commodities tend to zig when the equity markets zag.
Most investors would be better off in an index fund.
... the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund.