The NASDAQ composite index (INDEXNASDAQ: IXIC) surged to an all-time high last Friday. As shares hit new heights, familiar concerns are resurfacing. For starters, can stocks continue to climb? Or will they suffer a drastic fall like what happened back in late 2021? For context, back in 19 November 2021, the NASDAQ index peaked at around 16,507, only to plummet 35 per cent by the end of 2022. This painful experience remains fresh in many investors’ minds. Thus, the most pressing question at the moment is whether you can still buy shares today.

Will you behave like a trader or an investor? 

Having the right mindset goes a long way to answering whether you can still buy stocks today. In particular, do you want to behave like a trader or an investor? Here are the differences … Firstly, traders will be worrying over whether the stock market will decline or rise this week....