@jakeclaverqfop: Never go broke taking profits. Strategic exits at predetermined price points with a destination for the proceeds is the plan most people do not have before the move happens. Debt payoff, real estate, business acquisition, and other asset classes all become available at better prices during the liquidity repricing that follows a broad market deleveraging. Know what you are doing with the money before you take it. The plan needs to exist before you need it.