How to Invest When the Stock Market Drops Here's how you can be ready for a swing in the market.

By Phil Town • Feb 16, 2018

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Stock market trends create fluctuations in the economy. The market can go from an emotional state of excitement, with an overheated market environment, to the exact opposite in a very short amount of time. It's easier to invest and ride the wave of positivity that comes with a market boom, but what is your strategy for the times when it swoons?

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Phil Town offers some tips on what you can do during a stock market drop.

Click play to learn more about how to invest your money and protect your finances.

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Phil Town

Phil Town is an Investment Advisor, Hedge Fund Manager, 2x New York Times Best-Selling Author of Rule #1 & Payback Time, and Ex-Grand Canyon River Rafting Guide. Rule #1 Investing is Warren Buffett style investing, teaching you how to buy businesses on sale, with little risk and 15 percent returns. In fact, Rule #1 investing is practically immune to the ups and downs of the stock market.

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