The stock market has been brutal this year. The S&P 500 is down 18% year-to-date and the tech-heavy NASDAQ is already down 29%.  But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Many stocks have been hammered much worse than the indexes. Big names such as Meta Platforms, Paypal, and Netflix are down 44%, 61% and 72% year-to-date.  Smaller tech companies such as Zoom, Fiverr, and Shopify have fallen by 53%, 72%, and 76% respectively. And these are just to name a few. There are numerous other stocks that are down 70% or more in the last four and a half months. Investors who enjoyed stellar returns in the past few years have clearly been given a rude awakening this year. In light of this and with investors starting to feel unsure of what to do next, I’ve compiled some common questions I’ve seen online and tried to answer them...