Bear market is even favorable for new investors to buy on low price so as to use less money to get it as well as they can make large collection that will pay off the most in bull market. Always think for benefit and focus on it so that you will never face with any kind of difficulties or useless discussions as well to get rid of complications. Now if you have invested then have patience and wait for the bull market to appear.
New investor would actually feel reluctant to invest during a bear market. The price fall will totally discourage them from investing unless the price has hit the bottom. This is when all the whales and new investors join and jumps on the train. They start investing as much as they can and this causes the price to go back forward and the bull run begins.