Dear Dagen: Keep the Big Picture in Your Portfolio

Maybe you can help us. We're a married couple in South Carolina. He's 72. She's 63 and still working. The market moves ahead a day or two, and then the profit-takers clean it out. We have been told to invest for the long haul, but our long haul is getting short. Should we take profits if we have a stock that has gained a few dollars?
-- Lillian Bird

Work. Family. Friends. Maybe a bowling league.

You've probably got a dozen or more things in your life that require your time and energy. ...