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  "id": 1249463,
  "title": "Is It Smart to Buy Stocks Nearly 4 Years Into a Bull Market? History Offers a Clear Answer.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/is-it-smart-to-buy-stocks-nearly-4-years-into-a-bull-market-history-1249463",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
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    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/it-smart-buy-stocks-nearly-4-years-bull-market-history-offers-clear-answer"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Key PointsThe current bull market is still well short of the length and total return of the average bull market.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "Is It Smart to Buy Stocks Nearly 4 Years Into a Bull Market? History Offers a Clear Answer.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/is-it-smart-to-buy-stocks-nearly-4-years-into-a-bull-market-history",
        "published": "2026-08-16T09:15:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}