Salient to Investors:

Stocks are most useful for long-term goals so it does not make sense to change your investment strategy based on a blip (sic) of market activity. There is absolutely nothing abnormal going on in the market. Research shows that long-term portfolio performance suffers badly by missing just a few days of the market’s biggest gains.

The fundamentals of capitalism have not changed, not should your confidence in very long-term ownership of equities. Few investments deliver the kinds of returns that stocks can without their own accompanying anxiety. It would take decades of systemic economic erosion to prove that stocks are not the most accessible route to earn the returns you will need to retire.

Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/22/your-money/stocks-and-bonds/advice-after-stock-market-drop-take-some-deep-breaths-and-dont-do-a-thing.html

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