The Power of Long-Term Investing in 1 Statistic

Following what seemed like one of the least volatile years in recent history, the stock market has been anything but calm in 2018. Beginning in late January, it took just 13 calendar days for the nearly 122-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)and S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)to tumble more than 10% from their Jan.

26, 2018 record-closing highs. After more than two years, investors were looking at a genuine stock market correction.