Absolute portfolio values are a function of market forces pushing it up or down. Its beyond anyone to guess with certainty where prices are heading.In good times or bad times, certain companies still pays dividends faithfully. Thus its impt to invest with one constant determinant in mind. That is cash flow. Ask not where prices might head tomorrow but where to invest the next incoming dividend so as to create additional cash flow. Absolute prices are but fleeting and at most serve to disturb the mind. So much for now. ...