The best way to review the effectiveness of evidence-based investing in 2017 is to look back at dated posts from the last thirteen months. The posts below all appeared on Seeking Alpha between December 23, 2016 and December 31, 2017; the dates are links to the original posts:
Secular Stock Market Signals Have Occurred Only One Other Time Since 1928 - Dec. 23, 2016
Are Valuations Similar To Bull Market Peaks Concerning? - Jan. 7, 2017
How Does 2017 Compare To Historical Bubbles? - Jan. 11, 201