When the markets are going through a volatile period, it can be nerve-wracking and it's natural to feel the urge to sell your investments. However, time has shown that staying put and keeping a long-term perspective pays off.
Overall investors who stick to these rules have tended to see the most success long term. Assuming the worst luck in investing, an investor within US equities who starts their time period right before the US entered a recession would on average be net positive after 12months as per the chart below:
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