What is your goal, when you say "protect yourself"? What is your timeline for your investment? Are you putting money in or taking money out? Do you want your

What is your goal, when you say "protect yourself"? What is your timeline for your investment? Are you putting money in or taking money out? Do you want your temporary losses to be as low as possible throughout the decline, to make money on the decline, or to have the largest gains three years after the recession ends?