Economy is not doing well, the top down investor may advise to stay away from the stock market, diversify, hold on to your cash, and pounce when the market crash. The bottom up investor will not be bothered on how the market is performing in general. He is more concern about how the company that he owns is performing over time and if the fundamentals remain sound. He will buy more if the stocks become cheaper during a crisis. Which strategy is the better? Perhaps there is no right answer to that. It really depends on which strategy you are more comfortable with. Anyway, both strategies work if employ correctly. Understand and believe It will be great to understand both strategies by reading and more reading. Then choose the strategy that you are most comfortable with. The strategy of choice often can associate with the successful ......