##  [# Hot Reads: Death of a Bear?](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-death-bear) 

 

# Hot Reads: Death of a Bear?

 

 

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**[Stocks Soared in October. Is the Bear Market Dead?](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/in-october-stocks-soared-is-the-bear-market-dead)** (Kiplinger)  
 Historically, a strong tenth month of the year for the Dow has led to even more outsized returns going forward.

**[How Do Small Cap Value Stocks Perform in a Recession?](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/how-do-small-stocks-perform-in-a-recession/)** (The Evidence-Based Investor)  
 The stocks in this group actually end up doing pretty well in the latter half of a recession, based on historical data.

**[US Job Openings Post Surprise Jump in September](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-labor-market-still-tight-141429771.html)** (Yahoo Finance)  
 U.S. labor market still tight, but some rays of hope in inflation fight.

**[SEC's Peirce: Agency's Current Approach Not Good Way of Regulations](https://decrypt.co/113245/secs-hester-peirce-its-just-not-a-good-way-of-regulating)** (Decrypt)  
 The commissioner says the SEC is not working in good faith on crypto regulation, and could get left behind.

**[Manufacturing Nears Stagnation](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/u-s--manufacturing-nears-stagnation--price-gauge-at-two-year-low-70420.html)** (Financial Advisor)  
 The price gauge is at a two-year low.

**[Asset Allocation When You Have Enough](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1066208/asset-allocation-when-you-have-enough)** (Morningstar)  
 What you'd like to achieve with any "extra" assets can help you calibrate your portfolio's equity exposure.

**[ETFs Gain Roughly $500B Despite Grim Market Environment](https://www.ft.com/content/72f48817-1202-4702-a4b8-fa560fe0ce2f)** (Financial Times)  
 Fresh surge in new client money contrasts with $790 billion in outflows suffered by mutual funds.



 

 

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