One question an investor needs to be asking all the time is whether or not he should be invested in the stock market during different periods of time. This is especially true if the market is involved in a big downturn. A person must protect his profits at all times. You could make a million dollars and lose almost all of it by making bad decisions. So, I have shown below a checklist of free information sources on the internet where a person could determine the true state of the economy and the likely direction of the stock market.

I have listed several links to federal government information like bonds and different views on how the economy is doing according to the Federal Reserve. Two stock indexes tell when you should sell your stocks and sit on the sidelines. Then, Calculated Risk is one of the best places on the internet to find housing and banking information along with outstanding charts of how various parts of the economy are doing.

Moreover, excellent stock information sources are also listed below such as Dividend Stocks, Low Risk Investing, and Seeking Alpha. You could spend hours or days at these websites collecting valuable information on different stocks.