Surviving Market Volatility

Sudden and often severe stock market downturns are inevitable. On average, the S&P500 Index endures three 5% pullbacks and one 10% correction each year. Despite the media headlines (“End of the World,” “This time it’s different,” etc.), temporary market downturns are hardly breaking news.  In fact, they are about as common as dirt.   Far worse than any short-term underperformance, throughout history there have been a number of pro-longed...