You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. By Anne Kates Smith , Senior Editor From Kiplinger's Personal Finance, August Stock market corrections are an inevitable part of investing.

The last one was in though we came close in Are we due for a big drop? As the accompanying chart shows, this bull market has bent but not broken in response to substandard economic reports, hints of tighter monetary policy and geopolitical turmoil. Beef up your buying power.

While stocks continue to hit record highs, take some profits from your winners and build a cash reserve. You may also want to unload some clunkers.

When the market finally sinks, scoop up bargains.

Stock Market Correction vs Crash. How to Protect Yourself.

Prepare a shopping list. All prices are as of May Internet services and biotech stocks. Turn off the TV.

How to Survive a Stock Market Correction

Even so, large-company stocks have returned Consider a correction-market twist: Invest periodically, but use decline thresholds instead of time intervals to determine when.

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