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2 quotes I'm thinking about as the stock market tanks ๐Ÿ“‰
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2 quotes I'm thinking about as the stock market tanks ๐Ÿ“‰

They're helping me stay anchored to my financial plan โš“๏ธ

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Serenity now.

The stock market got wrecked this week, with the S&P 500 tumbling 9.1%. Fridayโ€™s 6% plunge was the biggest one-day loss since March 16, 2020. The index is now down 17.4% from its February 19 closing high of 6,144.15.

As a long-term investor in the stock market, I understand that getting smoked in the short-term is part of the deal.

As a human being with a โ€œbig dumb lizard brain,โ€ I canโ€™t help but get caught up in the news and be tempted to trade this market.

At some point this week, I bet a lot of you were like me and said to yourself: โ€œYesterday, I thought about selling. And today, the marketโ€™s way down. I wouldโ€™ve been right!โ€

Itโ€™s funny how everything makes sense in hindsight.

In reality, attempts to time the market โ€” while it can obviously help if you get it right โ€” can prove very costly if you get it wrong. Because for long-term investors, timing this market means getting two trades right: selling before prices go down further and buying back in before prices go much higher. Get one of those wrong, and youโ€™ll be behind.

So amid all the craziness, two quotes come to mind.

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