Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady, popularized the phrase TINA “There Is No Alternative”. Within the confines of investing, and the Charter of certain Programs+Funds, you may as a Manager have no options but to suffer through the Bad Times (Corrections & Bears) as you have no alternatives.
But as an individual investor, you always have Choice, at least with a Trusted Wealth Professional; through either Rules Based Investing (Session 15 of the CIC Course) or other Capital Preservation techniques.