For long-term investors, staying out of the market during a period of volatility may hinder returns, says Brian Levitt, global market strategist, North America, at Invesco in a recent blog post.
Reflecting on what you should have done in 2008 and 2009 may provide guidance for how investors should be responding now. What if investors, instead of fleeing to cash during the tumultuous times, instead invested more money following each of the worst days in the market?