Staying Focused During Market Volatility
Market volatility is a term used to describe the daily fluctuations, large and small, of the stock market. While volatility is an inevitable element of investing, markets have tended to reward those investors who don’t get rattled during market declines and stick to a long-term investment strategy. There are a wide range of factors that may affect market volatility such as world events, performance of certain sectors of the market, political factors, and natural disasters. Most of these factors are beyond anyone’s control and happen unexpectedly. So, what is a retirement investor to do when volatility strikes?
