The past couple of years have been consistently unpredictable for Wall Street. The three major stock indexes -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S 500, and Nasdaq Composite -- have vacillated between bear and bull markets since the decade began.

While 2023 has been a relatively promising year, with the benchmark S 500 and growth-driven Nasdaq Composite higher by 12% and 26%, respectively, through the closing bell on Sept. 28, 2023, these indexes remain well below their all-time highs, which were set between mid-November 2021 and January 2022.

With a myriad of economic datapoints and predictive indicators suggesting a possible U.S. recession is in the offing, playing it "safe" might be a smart move for investors during the final three months of the year.

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