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More good days than bad days It pays to stay invested What are other investors doing? What can you do? It has been a tough year for many investors. Here are four facts about market volatility and ways to think about long term investment success.  

1. More good days than bad days 

While declines in the market happen from time to time, these declines occur far less frequently as compared to advances. Additionally, market advances are not only more frequent but they are also outsized. Advances and declines. Source: Weekly data of S&P 500 Index from Bloomberg. Calculations by Syfe from Jan 1 2006 to Sep 30 2022. Decline(s) are defined as...